The success of metaheuristics on hard single-objective optimization problems is well recognized today. Many real-life problems require, however, taking into account several conflicting points of view corresponding to multiple objectives. The use of metaheuristic optimization techniques for...

The complexibility of distribution systems is augmented by various trends: the globalization of the business of most manufacturers, the increasing dynamics of the customer demands and the reverse flows within closed-loop systems. The need for "advanced" planning methods, based on quantitative...

A bicriteria traveling salesman problem with sequence priorities / Heinz Schmitz and Sebastian Niemann -- Metaheuristics for tourist trip planning / Pieter Vansteenwegen [and others] -- Solving fuzzy multi-item economic order quantity problems via fuzzy ranking functions and particle swarm...

"This book addresses production and inventory management problems where products can be replaced by specified substitutes. Depending on the considered application, substitutions can potentially improve the service level, reduce required safety stocks and total setup costs and times, utilize cost...