| Article ID: | iaor19941784 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 56 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 184 |
| End Page Number: | 191 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Vidal Ren Victor Valqui, Jrgensen Rune Mrk, Thomsen Hans |
| Keywords: | optimization: simulated annealing, heuristics |
This paper presents the afforestation problem, that is the location and design of new forest compartments to be planted in a given area. This optimization problem is solved by a two-step heuristic method based on simulated annealing. Tests and experiences with this method are also presented.