Interfaces in Computer Science and Operations Research

Advances in Metaheuristics, Optimization, and Stochastic Modeling Technologies
1997
ISBN: 978-0-7923-9844-8
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 442 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1810 g

Reihe: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series

The disciplines of computer science and operations research (OR) have been linked since their origins, each contributing to the dramatic advances of the other. This work explores the connections between these key technologies: how high-performance computing methods have led to advances in OR de­ ployment, and how OR has contributed to the design and development of ad­ vanced systems. The collected writings-from researchers and practitioners in Computer Science, Operations Research, Management Science, and Artificial Intelligence-were among those delivered at the Fifth INFORMS Computer Science Technical Section Conference in Dallas, Texas, January 8-10, 1996. The articles advance both theory and practice. Presented are new approaches to complex problems based on: metaheuristics (neural networks, genetic al­ gorithms, and Tabu Search), optimization and mathematical programming, stochastic methods, constraint programming, and logical analysis. These ad­ vanced methodologies are applied to new applications in such areas as: telecom­ munications network design, financial engineering, manufacturing, project man­ agement, and forecasting, airline and machine scheduling, vehicle routing, mod­ eling and decision support systems. Featured is a remarkable paper by keynote speaker Fred Glover, creator of the Tabu Search family of metaheuristics. In it he develops the principles of memory-based heuristic methods, contrasts them with the popular genetic algorithms and simulated annealing, provides a sweeping survey of application vignettes, and points to promising avenues for future research.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barr, R. S.

Kennington, Jeffrey L.

Helgason, R.V.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Kybernetik, Systemtheorie, Komplexe Systeme
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Interdisziplinär Systemtheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Variationsrechnung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Wissensbasierte Systeme, Expertensysteme
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Metaheuristics.- 1 Tabu Search and Adaptive Memory Programming — Advances, Applications, and Challenges.- II Neural Networks.- 2 Neural Networks in Practice: Survey Results.- 3 Tractable Theories for the Synthesis of Neural Networks.- 4 Neural Network Training via Quadratic Programming.- 5 A Neural Network Model for Predicting Atlantic Hurricane Activity.- III Optimization.- 6 An Efficient Dual Simplex Optimizer for Generalized Networks.- 7 Solving Large Scale Crew Scheduling Problems.- IV Constraint and Logic Programming.- 8 Houria III: A Solver for Hierarchical Systems of Functional Constraints.- 9 Some Recent Developments of Using Logical Analysis for Inferring a Boolean Function with Few Clauses.- V Stochastic Performance Analysis.- 10 Computational Analysis of A G/G/1 Queue with Vacations and Exhaustive Service.- 11 Stability and Queuing-Time Analysis of a Reader-Writer Queue with Writer Preference.- 12 Importance Sampling in Lattice Pricing Models.- VI Modeling And Decision Support.- 13 Data and Optimisation Modelling: A Tool for Elicitation And Browsing (Dome).- 14 Enhancing User Understanding via Model Analysis in a Decision Support System.- VII Applications In Manufacturing, Logistics, And Finance.- 15 Bank Failure Prediction Using Dea to Measure Management Quality.- 16 A Cooperative Multi-Agent Approach to Constrained Project Scheduling.- 17 Scheduling a Flow Shop to Minimize the Maximal Lateness Under Arbitrary Precedence Constraints.- 18 A Genetic Programming Approach for Heuristic Selection in Constrained Project Scheduling.- 19 Coupling A Greedy Route Construction Heuristic With A Genetic Algorithm For The Vehicle Routing Problem With Time Windows.