{"product_id":"9780792383697","title":"Meta-Heuristics: Advances and Trends in Local Search Paradigms for Optimization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMeta-Heuristics: Advances and Trends in Local Search Paradigms for Optimization\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVoß, Stefan; Martello, Silvano; Osman, Ibrahim H.; Roucairol, Cathérine\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeta-Heuristics: Advances and Trends in Local Search  Paradigms for\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eOptimizations\u003c\/em\u003e comprises a carefully refereed  selection of extended versions of the best papers presented at the  Second Meta-Heuristics Conference (MIC 97). The selected articles  describe the most recent developments in theory and applications of  meta-heuristics, heuristics for specific problems, and comparative  case studies. The book is divided into six parts, grouped mainly by  the techniques considered. The extensive first part with twelve papers  covers tabu search and its application to a great variety of  well-known combinatorial optimization problems (including the  resource-constrained project scheduling problem and vehicle routing  problems). In the second part we find one paper where tabu search and  simulated annealing are investigated comparatively and two papers  which consider hybrid methods combining tabu search with genetic  algorithms. The third part has four papers on genetic and evolutionary  algorithms. Part four arrives at a new paradigm within  meta-heuristics. The fifth part studies the behavior of parallel local  search algorithms mainly from a tabu search perspective. The final  part examines a great variety of additional meta-heuristics topics,  including neural networks and variable neighbourhood search as well as  guided local search. Furthermore, the integration of meta-heuristics  with the branch-and-bound paradigm is investigated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792383697\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-5775-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 511\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312552988812,"sku":"9780792383697","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792383697.jpg?v=1771526601","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792383697","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}