This article presents a survey of genetic algorithms that are designed for solving multi depot
vehicle routing problem. In this context, most of the articles focus on different genetic …

Inspired by the biological behavior of domestic cats, the Cat Swarm Optimization (CSO) is a
metaheuristic which has been successfully applied to solve several optimization problems …

This paper presents a novel modified interactive honey bee mating optimization (IHBMO)
base fuzzy stochastic long-term approach for determining optimum location and size of …

Swarm Intelligence is applied to optimisation problems due to its robustness, scalability,
generality, and flexibility. Based on simple rules, simple reactive agents-swarm (eg fish, bird …

This paper presents a particle swarm optimization (PSO) based fuzzy stochastic long term
approach for determining optimum location and size of distributed energy resources (DERs) …

Deciding an optimal location of a transportation facility and automotive service enterprise is
an interesting and important issue in the area of facility location allocation (FLA). In practice …

Unit commitment, as one of the most important control processes in power systems, has
been studied extensively in the past decades. Usually, the goal of unit commitment is to …

This paper explores supply chain systems coordination challenges in the presence of
multiple heterogeneous risk sensitive retail buyers using the commonly seen markdown …

This paper proposes a new two‐stage optimization method for emergency supplies
allocation problem with multisupplier, multiaffected area, multirelief, and multivehicle. The …

Facility location is a prime decision to be made in many organizations around the globe. The
hub location problem is one of the main variants of the facility location problem, with …