Metaheuristics

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Metaheuristics is written by Marc Sevaux and published by Springer Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1846282772 (ISBN 10) and 9781846282775 (ISBN 13).

Companies and organisations deal with many problems that may seem difficult to solve at first sight. These problems are too complex/large to solve using traditional mathematical programming methods. A new collection of methods (metaheuristics) have been developed that can find "good enough" solutions in reasonable time. Metaheuristics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design and Implementation of Effective Optimisation Strategies presents the main metaheuristic methods - tabu search, simulated annealing and genetic algorithms - and discusses their pros and cons. It includes program codes showing how each method is designed, used, evaluated and improved. An ideal introduction for students; the inclusion of advanced topics also makes it of use to researchers as well as engineers and managers who will apply these methods to real problems.