Keyword: optimization

Found 2864 papers in total
A branch and cut approach for workload smoothing on assembly lines
1997,
This article presents a strong cutting plane method implemented by branch and cut to...
A genetic algorithm for service level based vehicle scheduling
1996,
In many practical applications, vehicle scheduling problems involve more complex...
A reactive tabu search metaheuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
1997,
This article develops a reactive tabu search metaheuristic for the vehicle routing and...
Genetically assisted optimization of cell layout and material flow path skeleton
1997,
A continuous plane manufacturing cell layout and intercell flow path skeleton problem...
Optimal order-to-lane assignments in an order accumulation/sortation system
1997,
This paper considers a two-level order accumulation/sortation system and develops an...
Optimization-based planning for the stochastic lot-scheduling problem
1997,
We describe a finite-horizon stochastic optimization model for the stochastic...
On the problem of search with ships and aircraft
1997,
After World War II, B. O. Koopman published the series of three papers on the theory...
Scheduling about a given common due date to minimize mean squared deviation of completion times
1996,
In this paper the problem of minimizing the mean squared deviation (MSDP) of job...
The two-stage assembly scheduling problem: Complexity and approximation
1995,
This paper introduces a new two-stage assembly scheduling problem. There are m...
Parallel tabu search techniques for the job shop scheduling problem
1994,
We apply the global optimization technique called tabu search to the job shop...
A computational study of local search algorithms for job shop scheduling
1994,
We present a computational performance analysis of local search algorithms for job...
Automatic model building and solving for optimization problems
1996,
Automatic modelling is one of the key topics in model base management in DSS. We...
Mechanisms for local search
1996,
Local search methods for combinatorial optimization make a series of steps, at each...
On the complexity of the policy improvement algorithm for Markov decision processes
1994,
We consider the complexity of the policy improvement algorithm for Markov decision...
UNIK-OPT/NN neural network based adaptive optimal controller on optimization models
1996,
When the future information for an optimization model is not complete, the model tends...
Tabu search for general zero-one integer programs using the pivot and complement heuristic
1994,
Tabu search techniques have been applied to a wide class of optimization problems....
Genetic algorithms for combinatorial optimization: The assembly line balancing problem
1994,
Genetic algorithms are one example of the use of a random element within an algorithm...
A Newton based radius reduction algorithm for nearest point problems in Pos cones
1994,
We develop an interior point algorithm for finding the nearest point in Pos cones to a...
A new scenario decomposition method for large-scale stochastic optimization
1995,
A novel parallel decomposition algorithm is developed for large, multistage stochastic...
A stochastic approximation algorithm with varying bounds
1995,
Many optimization problems that are intractable with conventional approaches will...
Optimization and sensitivity analysis of computer simulation models by the score function method
1996,
This paper surveys some recent results on the score function (SF) method. This method...
A modified quasi-Newton method for optimization in simulation
1997,
Optimization in Simulation is an important problem often encountered in system...
Optimization of simulation via quasi-Newton methods
1994,
This paper discusses the application of quasi-Newton methods to optimization of...
Reduction test for the p-median problem
1996,
Preprocessing plays a crucial role in solving combinatorial optimization problems. It...
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