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Author Shi, Leyuan.

Title Nested partitions method, theory and applications / Leyuan Shi, Sigurdur Ólafsson
Published New York : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 257 pages) : illustrations
Series International series in operations research & management science ; 109
International series in operations research & management science ; 109.
Contents pt. 1. Methodology -- pt. 2. Applications
Summary There is increasing need to solve large-scale complex optimization problems in a wide variety of science and engineering applications, including designing telecommunication networks for multimedia transmission, planning and scheduling problems in manufacturing and military operations, or designing nanoscale devices and systems. Advances in technology and information systems have made such optimization problems more and more complicated in terms of size and uncertainty. Nested Partitions Method, Theory and Applications provides a cutting-edge research tool to use for large-scale, complex systems optimization. € The Nested Partitions (NP) framework is an innovative mix of traditional optimization methodology and probabilistic assumptions. An important feature of the NP framework is that it combines many well-known optimization techniques, including dynamic programming, mixed integer programming, genetic algorithms and tabu search, while also integrating many problem-specific local search heuristics. The book uses numerous real-world application examples, demonstrating that the resulting hybrid algorithms are much more robust and efficient than a single stand-alone heuristic or optimization technique. This book aims to provide an optimization framework with which researchers will be able to discover and develop new hybrid optimization methods for successful application of real optimization problems. € Researchers and practitioners in management science, industrial engineering, economics, computer science, and environmental science will find this book valuable in their research and study. Because of its emphasis on practical applications, the book can appropriately be used as a textbook in a graduate course
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Large scale systems.
Mathematical optimization.
MATHEMATICS -- Optimization.
Large scale systems.
Mathematical optimization.
Economie de l'entreprise.
Science économique.
Affaires.
Large scale systems
Mathematical optimization
Form Electronic book
Author Ólafsson, Sigurdur.
ISBN 9780387719092
0387719091
128185087X
9781281850874
9786611850876
6611850872