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

“…Considering factors such as train sections, station arrangement, passenger capacity, departure time windows, passenger flow conservation, and boarding and disembarkation processes, this paper also aims to find the optimal combination of the passengers’ total travel time and the train operation cost. …”
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Optimization and benefit evaluation model of a cloud computing-based platform for power enterprises by Xueli Yin, Xuguang Zhang, Luyao Pei, Rong Hu, Kaihui Ye, Kangkang Cai

“…In addition, through containerized deployment and intelligent orchestration, it achieves a 43% reduction in monthly operating costs. A multi-level benefit evaluation system—spanning power generation, grid operations, and end-user services—is established, integrating historical data, expert weighting, and dynamic optimization algorithms to enable quantitative performance assessment and decision support. …”
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Optimization of multioutlet hydrant location and pressurized irrigation network layout using the GRASP metaheuristic by César González-Pavón, Carmen Virginia Palau, Juan Manzano-Juárez, Santiago Guillem-Picó, Ibán Balbastre-Peralta

“…Typically, the design phase overlooks this aspect, resulting in suboptimal placements that strain hydraulic capacity and neglect associated costs. To address this, the study proposes an optimization approach utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the greedy randomized adaptive search procedures (GRASP) algorithm. …”
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A Bi-Level Optimization Model for Flexible Capacity Allocation with Coordinated Planning and Operation by Xinyu Yin, Xiaoyan Bian, Qinran Zhu, Jinbin Zhao, Shunfu Lin, Kwok L. Lo

“…The aim is to optimize the annual total cost and flexibility of the system. …”
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Enhancing Port Energy Autonomy Through Hybrid Renewables and Optimized Energy Storage Management by Dimitrios Cholidis, Nikolaos Sifakis, Nikolaos Savvakis, George Tsinarakis, Avraam Kartalidis, George Arampatzis

“…Hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs) are being incorporated and evaluated within seaports to realize efficiencies, reduce dependence on grid electricity, and reduce operating costs. The paper adopts a genetic algorithm (GA)-based optimization framework to assess four energy management scenarios that embed wind turbines (WTs), photovoltaic energy (PV), an energy storage system (ESS), and an energy management system (EMS). …”
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Improving the efficiency of the automated process of drying flotation concentrate in a drum drying furnace by Kovalev Igor, Kulmurodova Nafisa, Kulmurodov Zarifjon, Voroshilova Anna, Kadirov Yorkin, Ibodullaeva Dinara

“…It is concluded that the implementation of the proposed measures to optimize the flotation concentrate drying process can ensure increased production efficiency, reduced operating costs and improved quality of the final product in the mining and metallurgical industry.…”
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Dynamic path planning of UAV with least inflection point based on adaptive neighborhood A* algorithm and multi-strategy fusion by Longyan Xu, Mao Xi, Ren Gao, Ziheng Ye, Zaihan He

“…In order to solve these challenges, this paper proposes a dynamic obstacle avoidance algorithm (MSF-MTPO) with multi-strategy fusion to achieve the least inflection point path optimization. …”
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Joint Optimization of Carrier Frequency and PRF for Frequency Agile Radar Based on Compressed Sensing by Zhaoxiang Yang, Hao Zheng, Yongliang Zhang, Junkun Yan, Yang Jiang

“…Consequently, this paper adopts the maximum coherence coefficient (MCC) between the dictionary matrix columns as the cost function. In addition, in order to reduce the correlation of the dictionary matrix and improve the target detection performance, a genetic algorithm (GA) is employed to jointly optimize the CF hopping coefficients and PRFs of the FAR. …”
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Optimal Integration of Renewable Energy–Based Distributed Generation Units in Radial Distribution System by Le Chi Kien, Truong Van Hien, Hoang Do Ngoc Tram, Thai Dinh Pham

“…Besides, this research also proposes a novel meta-heuristic optimization algorithm called revised coyote optimization algorithm (RCOA) for addressing the optimization problems of the simultaneous integration of DGUs in IEEE 69-bus radial distribution system. …”
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Prediction and dynamic optimization of drilling performance based on the combination of mineral composition and operational factors by Xiong Xiuli, Li Qian, Liu Junhao, Jiang Jie

“…According to the training and testing results, the introduction of mineral composition can effectively improve the training speed and testing accuracy. Through the established prediction function, a dynamic optimization algorithm combined with DOE (Design of Experiments) theory was also developed. …”
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A VNS-NPGA approach to multi-objective optimization of hub-and-spoke logistics network by Changxi Ma, Chuwei Shi, Yun Yang, Yongpeng Zhao, Zhuye Xu, Bo Du

“…To realize low-cost freight transport in the logistics network and improve the network operation efficiency, a multi-objective optimization model and the corresponding algorithm for a hub-and-spoke logistics network are proposed based on the multi-level location of hub points and channels layout. …”
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Optimizing TCP Performance in Multi-AP Residential Broadband Connections via Minislot Access by Domenico Giustiniano, Eduard Goma, Alberto Lopez Toledo, George Athanasiou

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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…Although the inclusion of ESS incurs higher initial costs, it significantly improves peak load management by an additional 14.11%. …”
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Improving the Fast Fourier Transform for Space and Edge Computing Applications with an Efficient In-Place Method by Christoforos Vasilakis, Alexandros Tsagkaropoulos, Ioannis Koutoulas, Dionysios Reisis

“…The execution of inputs ranging from 1K to 16K FFT points, using 8-bit or 16-bit as FP or BFP numbers, on the space-proven Atmel AVR32 and Vision Processing Unit (VPU) Intel Movidius Myriad 2, the edge device Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a low-cost accelerator on Xilinx Zynq 7000 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), validates the method’s performance improvement.…”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Insulation Thickness with Respect to On-Site RES Generation in Residential Buildings by Agis M. Papadopoulos, Konstantinos Polychronakis, Elli Kyriaki, Effrosyni Giama

“…This paper investigates the optimization of insulation thickness with respect to the integration of renewable energy systems in residential buildings in order to improve energy efficiency, maximize the contribution of renewables and reduce life cycle costs. …”
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Enhancing Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0: A Zero-Defect Approach Leveraging Effective Dynamic Quality Factors by Rouhollah Khakpour, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Seyed Mohammad Seyed Hosseini

“…The methodology follows these steps:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 1: Analysing effective dynamic factors of product quality</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step2: Evaluating Triple Bottom Line (TBL) criteria</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 3: Measuring current sustainability state</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 4: Implementing ZDM strategies</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 5: Measuring improvements in sustainability</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Results</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;<strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of Single Unit Defective Product on TBL Sustainability State in Value Stream</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Summary of current sustainability state</p> <table style="float: left;" width="479"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="64"> <p>Product model</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>Daily schedule (set)</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>Defective product rate (%)</p> </td> <td width="58"> <p>Number of defective products (set)</p> </td> <td width="85"> <p>Environmental sustainability</p> <p>State</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Social sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Economic sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="64"> <p>Refrigerator</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>480 set</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>3%</p> </td> <td width="58"> <p>15</p> </td> <td width="85"> <p>Wasted material: 15 set</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wasted energy: 239.25 kwh</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Waste of manpower: 1650 pmin</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Wasted costs:</p> <p>3265.65 $</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Future TBL sustainability state</p> <table style="float: left;" width="486"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="67"> <p>Product model</p> </td> <td width="59"> <p>Daily schedule (set)</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>Defective product rate (%)</p> </td> <td width="16"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>Number of defective products (set)</p> </td> <td width="83"> <p>Environmental sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> <td width="82"> <p>Social sustainability state</p> </td> <td width="62"> <p>Economic sustainability state</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67"> <p>Refrigerator</p> </td> <td width="59"> <p>480 set</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>0.2%</p> </td> <td width="16"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>1</p> </td> <td width="83"> <p>Wasted material: 1 set</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wasted energy: 15.95 kwh</p> </td> <td width="82"> <p>Waste of manpower: 110 pmin</p> </td> <td width="62"> <p>Wasted costs:</p> <p>217.71 $</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Discussion and conclusion</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Implementing the proposed approach aimed at achieving zero-defect products and enhancing TBL sustainability as its ultimate goal has provided valuable insights for practitioners and tangible improvements in the case study of this research. …”
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Metamodel-Based Optimization Method for Traffic Network Signal Design under Stochastic Demand by Wei Huang, Xuanyu Zhang, Haofan Cheng, Jiemin Xie

“…By incorporating the model bias, the combined metamodel can better approximate the original optimal solution. Moreover, incorporating the gradient information of the traffic flow in the optimization search algorithm can further improve the solution performance. …”
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Source-storage-load optimization control technology of DC microgrid with virtual energy storage by WANG Chang, JIANG Yu, FU Shouqiang, SHU Yinan, ZHANG Xiangyu

“…On this basis, under the coordinated control of source and storage of DC microgrid, particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to optimize the design of virtual capacitance values in different periods of time to improve the economic benefits of the system. …”
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RFID‐Based Enhanced Resource Optimization for 5G/6G Network Applications by Stella N. Arinze, Augustine O. Nwajana

“…This study provides a scalable, cost‐effective solution for optimizing resource management in 5G and lays the groundwork for future advancements in 6G networks. …”
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Coordinated Optimal Dispatch of Distribution Grids and P2P Energy Trading Markets by Jing Deng, Fawu He, Qingbin Zeng, Jie Yan, Rangxiong Liu, Dongsheng He, Song Zhou

“…To address the nonlinear, high‐dimensional optimization challenges, an improved Convex‐Soft Actor‐Critic (C‐SAC) algorithm is developed, combining deep reinforcement learning with convex optimization to achieve privacy‐preserving distributed coordination. …”
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