An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem

For solving the job-shop scheduling problem (JSP), this paper proposes a novel two-level metaheuristic algorithm, where its upper-level algorithm controls the input parameters of its lower-level algorithm. The lower-level algorithm is a local search algorithm searching for an optimal JSP solution wi...

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Main Author: Pisut Pongchairerks
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3489209
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description For solving the job-shop scheduling problem (JSP), this paper proposes a novel two-level metaheuristic algorithm, where its upper-level algorithm controls the input parameters of its lower-level algorithm. The lower-level algorithm is a local search algorithm searching for an optimal JSP solution within a hybrid neighborhood structure. To generate each neighbor solution, the lower-level algorithm randomly uses one of two neighbor operators by a given probability. The upper-level algorithm is a population-based search algorithm developed for controlling the five input parameters of the lower-level algorithm, i.e., a perturbation operator, a scheduling direction, an ordered pair of two neighbor operators, a probability of selecting a neighbor operator, and a start solution-representing permutation. Many operators are proposed in this paper as options for the perturbation and neighbor operators. Under the control of the upper-level algorithm, the lower-level algorithm can be evolved in its input-parameter values and neighborhood structure. Moreover, with the perturbation operator and the start solution-representing permutation controlled, the two-level metaheuristic algorithm performs like a multistart iterated local search algorithm. The experiment’s results indicated that the two-level metaheuristic algorithm outperformed its previous variant and the two other high-performing algorithms in terms of solution quality.
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spelling doaj-art-c7046ac0ca234301af3aea0f38d89c952025-02-03T01:04:59ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262020-01-01202010.1155/2020/34892093489209An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling ProblemPisut Pongchairerks0Industrial Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Bangkok 10250, ThailandFor solving the job-shop scheduling problem (JSP), this paper proposes a novel two-level metaheuristic algorithm, where its upper-level algorithm controls the input parameters of its lower-level algorithm. The lower-level algorithm is a local search algorithm searching for an optimal JSP solution within a hybrid neighborhood structure. To generate each neighbor solution, the lower-level algorithm randomly uses one of two neighbor operators by a given probability. The upper-level algorithm is a population-based search algorithm developed for controlling the five input parameters of the lower-level algorithm, i.e., a perturbation operator, a scheduling direction, an ordered pair of two neighbor operators, a probability of selecting a neighbor operator, and a start solution-representing permutation. Many operators are proposed in this paper as options for the perturbation and neighbor operators. Under the control of the upper-level algorithm, the lower-level algorithm can be evolved in its input-parameter values and neighborhood structure. Moreover, with the perturbation operator and the start solution-representing permutation controlled, the two-level metaheuristic algorithm performs like a multistart iterated local search algorithm. The experiment’s results indicated that the two-level metaheuristic algorithm outperformed its previous variant and the two other high-performing algorithms in terms of solution quality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3489209
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An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem
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title An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem
title_full An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem
title_fullStr An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem
title_full_unstemmed An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem
title_short An Enhanced Two-Level Metaheuristic Algorithm with Adaptive Hybrid Neighborhood Structures for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem
title_sort enhanced two level metaheuristic algorithm with adaptive hybrid neighborhood structures for the job shop scheduling problem
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3489209
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