Keyword: heuristics: tabu search

Found 337 papers in total
Robust optimization models for project scheduling with resource availability cost
Robust optimization models for project scheduling with resource availability cost
2007,
We address a project scheduling problem with resource availability cost for which the...
Flexibility and complexity in periodic distribution problems
Flexibility and complexity in periodic distribution problems
2007,
In this paper, we explore trade-offs between operational flexibility and operational...
Solving group technology problems via clique partitioning
Solving group technology problems via clique partitioning
2006,
This paper presents a new clique partitioning (CP) model for the Group Technology (GT)...
Two-machine flow shop problems with a single server
Two-machine flow shop problems with a single server
2006,
Scheduling models that allow the handling of pre-operational setup have been a source...
An effective hybrid algorithm for university course timetabling
An effective hybrid algorithm for university course timetabling
2006,
The university course timetabling problem is an optimisation problem in which a set of...
A tabu search algorithm for the single vehicle routing allocation problem
A tabu search algorithm for the single vehicle routing allocation problem
2007,
In the single vehicle routing allocation problem (SVRAP) we have a single vehicle,...
Designing an efficient method for tandem automated guided vehicle (AGV) network design problem using tabu search
Designing an efficient method for tandem automated guided vehicle (AGV) network design problem using tabu search
2006,
A tandem AGV configuration connects all cells of a manufacturing area by means of...
Order scheduling in an environment with dedicated resources in parallel
Order scheduling in an environment with dedicated resources in parallel
2005,
We consider m machines in parallel with each machine capable of producing one specific...
Minimizing total weighted tardiness in a generalized job shop
Minimizing total weighted tardiness in a generalized job shop
2005,
We consider a generalization of the classical job shop scheduling problem with release...
Robust decentralized design of power system stabilizers taking into consideration system uncertainties
Robust decentralized design of power system stabilizers taking into consideration system uncertainties
2005,
In complex power systems, changes in network configurations, various loading...
A new heuristic method for solving spatially constrained forest planning problems based on mitigation of infeasibilities radiating outward from a forced choice
A new heuristic method for solving spatially constrained forest planning problems based on mitigation of infeasibilities radiating outward from a forced choice
2006,
A new heuristic method to mitigate infeasibilities when a choice is forced into a...
The task assignment problem for unrestricted movement between workstation groups
The task assignment problem for unrestricted movement between workstation groups
2006,
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problem of assigning tasks to workers...
A software framework for fast prototyping of meta-heuristics hybridization
A software framework for fast prototyping of meta-heuristics hybridization
2007,
Hybrids of meta-heuristics have been shown to be more effective and adaptable than...
A hybrid heuristic for the uncapacitated single allocation hub location problem
A hybrid heuristic for the uncapacitated single allocation hub location problem
2007,
The uncapacitated single allocation hub location problem (USAHLP), with the...
Total tardiness minimization on unrelated parallel machine scheduling with auxiliary equipment constraints
Total tardiness minimization on unrelated parallel machine scheduling with auxiliary equipment constraints
2006,
This research deals with scheduling jobs on unrelated parallel machines with auxiliary...
The permutation flow shop problem with blocking. A tabu search approach
The permutation flow shop problem with blocking. A tabu search approach
2007,
This paper develops a fast tabu search algorithm to minimize makespan in a flow shop...
Scheduling logistic activities to improve hospital supply systems
Scheduling logistic activities to improve hospital supply systems
2007,
This paper presents an innovative approach for improving hospital logistics by...
Tabu search – uncharted domains
Tabu search – uncharted domains
2007,
This paper is one in a special issue of Annals of Operations Research devoted to the...
Local search heuristics for Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO)
Local search heuristics for Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO)
2007,
We present a family of local-search-based heuristics for Quadratic Unconstrained...
Creating lasso-solutions for the traveling salesman problem with pickup and delivery by Tabu search
Creating lasso-solutions for the traveling salesman problem with pickup and delivery by Tabu search
2006,
We consider the Traveling Salesman Problem with Pickup and Delivery (TSPPD) where the...
A composite-neighborhood tabu search approach to the traveling tournament problem
A composite-neighborhood tabu search approach to the traveling tournament problem
2007,
The Traveling Tournament Problem (TTP) is a combinatorial problem that combines...
An iterative insertion algorithm and a hybrid meta heuristic for the traveling salesman problem with time windows
An iterative insertion algorithm and a hybrid meta heuristic for the traveling salesman problem with time windows
2007,
This paper presents a heuristic algorithm for the traveling salesman problem with time...
A Reactive Tabu Search algorithm with variable clustering for the Unicost Set Covering Problem
A Reactive Tabu Search algorithm with variable clustering for the Unicost Set Covering Problem
2007,
We develop a Reactive Tabu Search (RTS) algorithm for solving the Unicost Set Covering...
Performance study of a dynamic task scheduling for heterogeneous distributed systems
Performance study of a dynamic task scheduling for heterogeneous distributed systems
2004,
In this paper, we study the problem of scheduling a large number of time-consuming...
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