Metaheuristics in the Service Industry

Martin Josef Geiger, Walter Habenicht, Marc Sevaux , Kenneth Sörensen

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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
08 June 2009

Management decision making; Management of specific areas; Production & quality control management; Operational research; Optimisation; Linear programming

Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

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 to solve the obtained optimization models. Metaheuristics on the other hand present an interesting problem-resolution paradigm that has attracted considerable interest in past years. The book combines a set of selected and peer-reviewed articles, presenting novel results of metaheuristics for modern services. In particular, applications in the area of transportation and logistics are considered, while other areas include production and financial services. Novel methodological approaches as well as improved results are obtained, resulting in a considerable contribution to the state-of-the-art of research in metaheuristics.

Edited by: Martin Josef Geiger, Walter Habenicht, Marc Sevaux, Kenneth Sörensen
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 2009 ed.
Volume: 624
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9783642009389
ISBN 10: 3642009387
Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
Pages: 171
Publication Date: 08 June 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A Bicriteria Traveling Salesman Problem with Sequence Priorities.- Metaheuristics for Tourist Trip Planning.- Solving Fuzzy Multi-Item Economic Order Quantity Problems via Fuzzy Ranking Functions and Particle Swarm Optimization.- Fixed and Variable Toll Pricing in Road Networks with Direct Search Meta-Heuristics.- Scatter Search for locating a treatment plant and the necessary transfer centers in a reverse network.- Variable Neighbourhood Descent for Planning Crane Operations in a Train Terminal.- Design and Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms for the No-wait Flow-shop Scheduling Problem.- Metaheuristics for the Index Tracking Problem.- A Hybrid Algorithm for Vehicle Routing of Less-Than-Truckload Carriers.

Reviews for Metaheuristics in the Service Industry

Maes's work is superbly translated here and proceeds from Mikhail Glinka to Dmitri Shostakovich in 14 chronological chapters, each rich in detail and illuminating in context. An excellent addition to all collections. - Library Journal, starred review Glossing over lesser-known composers and stopping short of the post-Soviet period, the book is worthwhile for seeing how Russia's politics affected her music. - Booklist At last there is a short and comprehensive introduction to Russian music and its history that is up to date in research, sophisticated in viewpoint, elegantly written, and completely free of nonsense. It fills a longstanding gap and fills it most satisfyingly. Francis Maes deserves hearty congratulations and thanks. - Richard Taruskin, author of Stavinsky and the Russian Traditions: A Biography of the Works Through Mavra