Presenting and Solving a Three-layer Supply Chain Model to Maximize Quality and Minimize the Estimated Delivery Time by Elham Nazemi, Mahdi Yousefi Nejad Attari, Mahdi Ghaffari

“…Results indicate that MOIWO meta-heuristic algorithm is superior to NSGAII in all indicators except for the NPS indicator.…”
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An Optimal Composition Strategy for Knowledge Service Component Based on Flexible Tracking Particle Swarm Algorithm by Yan-chao Yin, Fu-zhao Chen, Wei-zhi Liao, Cui-yin Liu

“…On this basis, a heuristic algorithm with the adaptive mutation probability is introduced to composite the multigranularity service component dynamically and robustly. …”
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Maximizing Network Lifetime of Directional Sensor Networks Considering Coverage Reliability by Joon-Min Gil, Jong Hyuk Park, Young-Sik Jeong

“…We also develop a heuristic algorithm called directional coverage and reliability (DCR) greedy algorithm to solve the DCCR problem. …”
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A Two-Stage Chance Constrained Approach with Application to Stochastic Intermodal Service Network Design Problems by Yi Zhao, Qingwan Xue, Zhichao Cao, Xi Zhang

“…The first stage allows for the selection of operated services, while the second stage focuses on the determination of intermodal container routes where capacity and on-time delivery chance constraints are presented. A hybrid heuristic algorithm, incorporating sample average approximation and ant colony optimisation, is employed to solve this model. …”
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Location Design of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities: A Path-Distance Constrained Stochastic User Equilibrium Approach by Wentao Jing, Kun An, Mohsen Ramezani, Inhi Kim

“…A simple equilibrium-based heuristic algorithm is developed to obtain the solution. …”
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Scalable Video Streaming for Single-Hop Wireless Networks Using a Contention-Based Access MAC Protocol by Monchai Lertsutthiwong, Thinh Nguyen, Alan Fern

“…Consequently, we present a more expensive heuristic algorithm that guarantees to approximate the optimal solution within a constant factor. …”
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Telefacturing Based Distributed Manufacturing Environment for Optimal Manufacturing Service by Enhancing the Interoperability in the Hubs by V. K. Manupati, M. Gokula Krishnan, M. L. R. Varela, José Machado

“…With an evolutionary algorithm and developed heuristic algorithm, the performance of the proposed manufacturing system has been improved. …”
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Collaborative Multidepot Petrol Station Replenishment Problem with Multicompartments and Time Window Assignment by Guangcan Xu, Maozeng Xu, Yong Wang, Yong Liu, Qiguang Lv

“…To improve the system operational efficiency and reduce costs, we formulate and solve a collaborative multidepot petrol station replenishment problem with multicompartments and time window assignment by establishing a mixed-integer linear programming model. The hybrid heuristic algorithm composed of genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization is used as a solution, and then the Shapley value method is applied to analyze the profit allocation of each petrol depot under different coalitions. …”
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Optimization of the Operation Plan of Airport Express Train with Consideration of Train Departure Time Window by Jin He, Yinzhen Li, Yuhong Chao, Ruhu Gao

“…Neighborhood solution strategies include the increase or haut of train operations and the adjustment of the number of stops, which refines the solution space and boosts the process efficiency of the heuristic algorithm. Additionally, the model and algorithm proposed in this paper are practiced during the peak hour of Nanjing Metro Line S1 for empirical validation. …”
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Optimal Pattern Synthesis of Linear Array and Broadband Design of Whip Antenna Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm by Hengfeng Wang, Chao Liu, Huaning Wu, Bin Li, Xu Xie

“…Antenna arrays with high directivity, low side-lobe level, and null control in desired direction and whip antenna with wider bandwidth both need to be optimized to meet different needs of communication systems. A new natural heuristic algorithm simulating social behavior of grasshoppers, grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA), is applied to electromagnetic field as a new effective technology to solve the antenna optimization problem for the first time. …”
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Fast Optimal Replica Placement with Exhaustive Search Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor by Hidetoshi Takeshita, Sho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Akifumi Watanabe, Yutaka Arakawa, Naoaki Yamanaka, Kosuke Shiba

“…To reduce calculation time, heuristic algorithms have been proposed, but it is known that no heuristic algorithm is assured of finding the optimal solution. …”
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Virtual Node-Driven Cloud–Edge Collaborative Resource Scheduling for Surveillance with Visual Sensors by Xinyang Gu, Zhansheng Duan, Guangyuan Ye, Zhenjun Chang

“…Additionally, we propose three alternative virtual node-driven scheduling algorithms, the extension of a random algorithm, a genetic algorithm, and a heuristic algorithm, respectively. These algorithms serve as benchmarks for comparison with the proposed ILP model. …”
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A hybrid differential evolution particle swarm optimization algorithm based on dynamic strategies by Huarong Xu, Qianwei Deng, Zhiyu Zhang, Shengke Lin

“…Abstract Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), a meta-heuristic algorithm inspired by swarm intelligence, is widely applied to various optimization problems due to its simplicity, ease of implementation, and fast convergence. …”
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Deployment optimization for a long-distance wireless backhaul network in industrial cyber physical systems by Jintao Wang, Xi Jin, Peng Zeng, Ming Wan, Changqing Xia

“…Finally, the results of a simulation showed that the algorithms proposed in this article obtain an effective solution and that the heuristic algorithm requires less computing time.…”
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In-Depth Learning Layout and Path Optimization of Energy Service Urban Distribution Sites under e-Commerce Environment by Kun Wang, Ki-Hyung Bae

“…Algorithms mainly include two-stage hybrid heuristic algorithm of cluster analysis, maximum coverage and genetic algorithm; simulation analysis is conducted to verify the effectiveness of the model and algorithm by data simulation, finally get the integrated optimization plan of distribution center location and routing, and put forward the operation strategy through the result expansion analysis. …”
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Critical Segments Identification for Link Travel Speed Prediction in Urban Road Network by Xiaolei Ru, Xiangdong Xu, Yang Zhou, Chao Yang

“…To identify these critical segments, we assume that the states of floating cars within different road segments are correlative and mutually representative and design a heuristic algorithm utilizing the attention mechanism embedding in the graph neural network (GNN). …”
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A Decentralised Task Mapping Approach for Homogeneous Multiprocessor Network-On-Chips by Peter Zipf, Gilles Sassatelli, Nurten Utlu, Nicolas Saint-Jean, Pascal Benoit, Manfred Glesner

“…We present a heuristic algorithm for the run-time distribution of task sets in a homogeneous Multiprocessor network-on-chip. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Improved RIME Algorithm for Global Optimization Problems by Wuke Li, Xiong Yang, Yuchen Yin, Qian Wang

“…The RIME algorithm is a novel physical-based meta-heuristic algorithm with a strong ability to solve global optimization problems and address challenges in engineering applications. …”
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Flexible Bus Route Optimization Scheduling Model by Ji-yang Sun, Yan-yan Chen, Jian-ling Huang, Pan-yi Wei, Cheng-cheng Song

“…This model uses the heuristic algorithm based on gravity model to determine the following: passenger booking; vehicle passenger capacity; team known conditions such as size, according to the dynamic changes of passenger demand for real-time iterative update shuttle travel time; vehicle operating costs (vehicle); and time cost for passengers (passengers waiting time for the vehicle, actual time of arrival, and the difference between expected and actual times of arrival) before minimization as the target. …”
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Optimal Topology Management for Software-Defined Networks Minimizing Latency and Using Network Slicing by Andrés Viveros, Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Finally, they are compared with a proposed local search math-heuristic algorithm. The proposed models and algorithm are solved with the CPLEX solver with default options. …”
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