Metaheuristics in the Service Industry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sr̲ensen, Kenneth. (Editor), Sevaux, Marc. (Editor), Habenicht, Walter. (Editor), Geiger, Martin Josef. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 624
• Subjects: Economics.; Mathematical optimization.; Operations research.; Business logistics.; Economics/Management Science.; Production/Logistics.; Optimization.; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00939-6

Most developed economics show the tendency of an increasing importance of modern services such as tourism, logistical services, finance, and others. In many cases, complex optimization problems can be found in this context, and the successful operation of modern services often depends on the ability...

Table of Contents:

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• P. Vansteenwegen et al.: Metaheuristics for Tourist Trip Planning
• A. Baykasoglu, T. Gk̲̇en: Solving Fuzzy Multi-Item Economic Order Quantity Problems via Fuzzy Ranking Functions and Particle Swarm Optimization
• L. Dimitriou, T. Tsekeris: Fixed and Variable Toll Pricing in Road Networks with Direct Search Meta-Heuristics
• M. Ortega-Mier, J. Delgado Hipl̤ito, ℓ. Garca̕-Sǹchez: Scatter Search for Locating a Treatment Plant and the Necessary Transfer Centers in a Reverse Network
• W. Souffriau et al.: Variable Neighbourhood Descent for Planning Crane Operations in Train Terminal
• J. Czogalla, A. Fink: Design and Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms for the No-Wait Flow-Shop Scheduling Problem
• G. di Tollo, D. Maringer: Metaheuristics for the Index Tracking Problem
• J. Rieck, J. Zimmermann: A Hybrid Algorithm for Vehicle Routing of Less-Than-Truckload Carriers.