Optimization Model for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste System Using Stochastic Chance-Constraint Programming under Uncertainty: A Case Study in Qazvin, Iran by Mehdi Bavaghar Zaeimi, Amir Abbas Rassafi

“…As a result, a stochastic mathematical programming model with probable constraints is developed. To solve and validate the model, the ε-constraint approach has been employed. …”
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Optimal Power Flow Formulations for Coordinating Controllable Loads in Distribution Grids: An Overview of Constraint Handling and Hyper Parameter Tuning When Using Metaheuristic So... by André Ulrich, Ingo Stadler, Eberhard Waffenschmidt

“…This article gives a comprehensive review of the state of the art of optimal power flow formulations. It is investigated which constraint handling techniques are used and how hyper parameters are tuned when solving optimal power flow problems using metaheuristic solvers and how controllable loads and fluctuating renewable production are incorporated into optimal power flow formulations. …”
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Managing Maintenance Backlogs: An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Optimization Approach by Ehsan Esmaeeli, Mohsen Varmazyar, Vahid Hekmatshoar, Parviz Boroomandfar, Mohammad Reza Feylizadeh

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Exact and greedy algorithms of allocating experts to maximum set of programmer teams by A. A. Prihozhy

“…This paper solves the problem of forming the maximum number of teams whose experts meet all the constraints within each team. …”
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A Metaheuristic Approach for a Two-dimensional Fuzzy Version of the Variable Size and Cost Bin Packing Problem by Jorge Herrera Franklin, Alejandro Rosete, Guillermo Sosa-Gómez, Omar Rojas

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THE SAMPLE SCHEDULING APPLICATION OF THE ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM IN VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM TO FIND THE SHORTEST ROUTE by Mahfudhotin Mahfudhotin, Ratnaning Palupi

“…The focal challenge revolves around the optimization of delivery routes for vehicles with specific capacities, constituting the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), and is addressed through the application of the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm. …”
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A Novel Biobjective Risk-Based Model for Stochastic Air Traffic Network Flow Optimization Problem by Kaiquan Cai, Yaoguang Jia, Yanbo Zhu, Mingming Xiao

“…This paper investigates the stochastic air traffic network flow optimization (SATNFO) problem, which is formulated as a weighted biobjective 0-1 integer programming model. …”
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Organizational and Economic Factors of Health System Optimization by Oleksandr Telizhenko, Yuliia Halynska, Nataliia Baistriuchenko, Volodymyr Potseluiev, Kateryna Demchuk

“…In the article identified institutional and organizational constraints to shape the health care system model with the necessary components: quality assurance, financial constraints, and optimization of budgetary resources. …”
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Applying a Hybrid Gray Wolf-Enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm to the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem by Vu Hong Son Pham, Van Nam Nguyen, Nghiep Trinh Nguyen Dang

“…The study presents a novel hybrid gray wolf and whale optimization algorithm (hGWOAM) for the capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP). …”
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The Fourth-Party Logistics Routing Problem Using Ant Colony System-Improved Grey Wolf Optimization by Fuqiang Lu, Wenjing Feng, Mengying Gao, Hualing Bi, Suxin Wang

“…The fourth-party logistics routing problem (4PLRP) is an important issue in the operation of fourth-party logistics (4PL). …”
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Low-Carbon Transport for Prefabricated Buildings: Optimizing Capacitated Truck–Trailer Routing Problem with Time Windows by Jiajie Zhou, Qiang Du, Qian Chen, Zhongnan Ye, Libiao Bai, Yi Li

“…Focusing on real-world constraints, this paper formulates the capacitated truck and trailer routing problem with time windows (CTTRPTW) incorporating carbon emissions, and designs a dynamic adaptive hybrid algorithm combining simulated annealing with tabu search (DASA-TS) to solve this model. …”
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UAV Path Optimization for WSN in Smart Agriculture by Katia Karam, Ali Mansour, Mohamad Khaldi, Benoit Clement, Mohammad Ammad-Uddin

“…The optimization problem is formulated as a Nonlinear Programming (NLP) model and solved using an appropriate solver. …”
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Multi-Population Optimization Framework Based on Plant Evolutionary Strategy and Its Application to Engineering Design Problems by Hongwei Cheng, Jun Li, Xiaoming Zhang, Tingjuan Li, Panpan Zhang

“…Experimental results validate its effectiveness across a broad range of optimization problems, including those with constraints. …”
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An Improved Salp Swarm Algorithm for Solving a Multi-Temperature Joint Distribution Route Optimization Problem by Yimei Chang, Jiaqi Yu, Yang Wang, Xiaoling Xie

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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Optimization with a Very Simple Hybrid Grey Wolf—JAYA Metaheuristic Optimizer by Chiara Furio, Luciano Lamberti, Catalin I. Pruncu

“…The proposed SHGWJA was tested very successfully in seven “real-world” engineering optimization problems taken from various fields, such as civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering (included in the CEC 2020 test suite on real-world constrained optimization problems) and robotics; these problems include up to 14 optimization variables and 721 nonlinear constraints. …”
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A local search with chain search path strategy for real-world many-objective vehicle routing problem by Ying Zhou, Lingjing Kong, Hui Wang, Yiqiao Cai, Shaopeng Liu

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Sperm swarm optimization for many objective power flow problems with enhanced performance evaluation in power systems by Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Ambe Harrison, Pradeep Jangir, Idriss Dagal, Hossam Kotb, Njimboh Henry Alombah, Raman Kumar, Aseel Smerat, Emmanuel Fendzi Donfack, Saad F. Al-Gahtani, Z. M. S. Elbarbary

“…Abstract This research presents an advanced optimization framework motivated from biological sources using the Sperm Swarm Optimization (SSO) algorithm to specifically deal with the Many-Objective Optimal Power Flow (MaO-OPF) problem in power systems. …”
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Net-Zero Energy House-Oriented Linear Programming for the Sizing Problem of Photovoltaic Panels and Batteries by A. Daniel Carnerero, Taichi Tanaka, Mengmou Li, Takeshi Hatanaka, Yasuaki Wasa, Kenji Hirata, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Takanori Ida

“…Solving this constrained optimization problem is difficult due to its nonconvex constraints. …”
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Multi-criteria vehicle routing problem for a real-life parcel locker-based delivery by Radosław Idzikowski, Jarosław Rudy, Michał Jaroszczuk

“…The problem is formulated and two optimization criteria are defined. …”
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Facility location problem for senior centers in an upcoming super-aging society by Eun Hak Lee, Jonghwa Jeong

“…An optimization model is developed using a genetic algorithm to determine the optimal locations of senior centers. …”
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