Metaheuristics are widely used to address complex optimisation problems where traditional exact methods are computationally infeasible or insufficiently flexible. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, large language models, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and LLaMA, have...

Purpose: The integration of AI with blockchain technology is investigated in this study to address challenges in IoT-based supply chains, specifically focusing on latency, scalability, and data consistency. Background: Despite the potential of blockchain technology, its application in supply...

Introduction. Chapter 1: Prelude: problems, intelligence & thinking together. Chapter 2: People: cognitive diversity, collaboration & AI. Chapter 3: Processes: group methods, problem-solving methods & AI. Chapter 4: Platforms: meeting rooms, thinking tools & AI. Chapter 5: Postlude: complex...

The minimum vertex cover problem is a well-known problem in classical graph theory. It is known as one of the NP-Hard optimization problems, meaning that the best solution cannot be found within an acceptable time. Therefore, to handle this optimization problem effectively, various alternative...