Preliminaries -- The Knapsack Problem and Straightforward Optimization Methods -- Search Heuristics -- Metaheuristics -- Metaheuristics in General -- Metaheuristics Based on Solution Construction -- Metaheuristics Based on Solution Modification -- Metaheuristics Based on Solution Recombination -- Summarizing Remarks on Metaheuristics -- Applications -- Metaheuristics in Machine Scheduling -- Metaheuristics in Vehicle Routing -- Summary
Summary
Gives an introduction to metaheuristics for students and practitioners. This book deals with the application of popular metaheuristics to two optimization problems from the field of production and logistics, namely the Job Shop Scheduling and the Vehicle Routing Problem, based on examples