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Metaheuristic Search Concepts

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Author : Günther Zäpfel
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-03-10

Metaheuristic Search Concepts written by Günther Zäpfel and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-10 with Business & Economics categories.

In many decision problems, e.g. from the area of production and logistics manage ment, the evaluation of alternatives and the determination of an optimal or at least suboptimal solution is an important but dif?cult task. For most such problems no ef?cient algorithm is known and classical approaches of Operations Research like Mixed Integer Linear Programming or Dynamic Pro gramming are often of limited use due to excessive computation time. Therefore, dedicated heuristic solution approaches have been developed which aim at providing good solutions in reasonable time for a given problem. However, such methods have two major drawbacks: First, they are tailored to a speci?c prob lem and their adaption to other problems is dif?cult and in many cases even impos sible. Second, they are typically designed to “build” one single solution in the most effective way, whereas most decision problems have a vast number of feasible solu tions. Hence usually the chances are high that there exist better ones. To overcome these limitations, problem independent search strategies, in particular metaheuris tics, have been proposed. This book provides an elementary step by step introduction to metaheuristics focusing on the search concepts they are based on. The ?rst part demonstrates un derlying concepts of search strategies using a simple example optimization problem.

Metaheuristic Search Concepts

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Author : G. Nther Z Pfel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-09-10

Metaheuristic Search Concepts written by G. Nther Z Pfel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-10 with categories.

Metaheuristics In Combinatorial Optimization

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Author : Gilbert Laporte
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Metaheuristics In Combinatorial Optimization written by Gilbert Laporte and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Algorithms categories.

The Periodical Vehicle Routing Problem Research Overview And Practical Application To A South German Fast Food Restaurant

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Author : Claus Friedrich
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2006-03-29

The Periodical Vehicle Routing Problem Research Overview And Practical Application To A South German Fast Food Restaurant written by Claus Friedrich and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-29 with Business & Economics categories.

Diploma Thesis from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 1,3, University of Augsburg, language: English, abstract: In the middle of May 1997 Gerd Raupeter, CEO of McDonald’s Deutschland Inc. (Mc Donald’s Germany Inc.), had to announce that some restaurants were sold out of shrimps1. The keen customer’s demand for this kind of seafood already exceeded the expected forecasts one week after starting the ongoing “Fisch-Wochen” (fish-weeks) mission. As these circumstances highlighted an accurate product choice for the fast food corporation Mr. Raupeter has nevertheless been pleased about it. Otherwise, such an awkward situation could be prevented by developing a demand-driven scheduling for each restaurant in the future. The Periodic(al) Vehicle Routing Problem (PVRP) seems to be a tailor-made solution for the reason that exact planning has to be done and “...delivery routes must be constructed over a period of time (for example, multiple days).” Observations and analyzes in the literature in most of the industries deal with a constant demand for goods and with only one good. Moreover the one-of-a-kind client prevails. But for the application of the PVRP to the gastronomy there are some exceptions to be considered. As this paper presents a solution approach of the delivery problem for the fast-food industry in South Germany, there are products to be transported consisting of diverse components. Although there are nearly identical opening hours, the eating places – the clientele to be delivered - due to their irregular demand for food and beverages are varying from the unique purchaser. Another singularity lies in the conformity of the foodstuff which is reflected in the comparability of each restaurant. Therefore the enduring solution approach will be done in a sample of some fast food restaurants. This paper herein is organized as follows. In the second and third chapter, various theories that could lead depots how to organize its delivery are reviewed, with an emphasis on the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) as well as the PVRP.

Tutorials In Operations Research

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Author : Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. National Meeting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Tutorials In Operations Research written by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. National Meeting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Operations research categories.

Modern Heuristic Search Methods

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Author : V. J. Rayward-Smith
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1996-12-23

Modern Heuristic Search Methods written by V. J. Rayward-Smith and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12-23 with Computers categories.

Including contributions from leading experts in the field, this book covers applications and developments of heuristic search methods for solving complex optimization problems. The book covers various local search strategies including genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search and hybrids thereof. These methods have proved extraordinarily successful by solving some of the most difficult, real-world problems. At the interface between Artificial Intelligence and Operational Research, research in this exciting area is progressing apace spurred on by the needs of industry and commerce. The introductory chapter provides a clear overview of the basic techniques and useful pointers to further reading and to current research. The second section of the book covers some of the most recent and exciting developments of the basic techniques, with suggestions not only for extending and improving these but also for hybridizing and incorporating automatic adaption. The third section contains a number of case studies, surveys and comparative studies which span a wide range of application areas ranging from the classic Steiner tree problem to more practical problems arising in telecommunications and data analysis. The coverage of the latest research and the illustrative case studies will ensure that the book is invaluable for researchers and professionals with an interest in heuristic search methods.

Facility Location Modelling

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Facility Location Modelling written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Buildings categories.

Proceedings

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Proceedings written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Electronic data processing categories.

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Mathematics categories.

2005 Ieee International Conference On Service Operations And Logistics And Informatics

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Author : Robin G. Qiu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

2005 Ieee International Conference On Service Operations And Logistics And Informatics written by Robin G. Qiu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business logistics categories.