Foreword ..................................................... xvii
Preface ....................................................... xix
Acknowledgment ................................................ xxv
Chapter 1
An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization for Optimal Power Flow .. 1
Dieu Ngoc Vo, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology,
Vietnam
Peter Schegner, Institute of Electrical Power Systems and High
Voltage Engineering, Germany & Dresden University of
Technology, Germany
Chapter 2
The Use of Soft Computing for Optimization in Business,
Economics, and Finance ......................................... 41
Petr Dostál, Brno University of Technology, Institute of
Informatics, Czech Republic
Chapter 3
Hybrid Linear Search, Genetic Algorithms, and Simulated
Annealing for Fuzzy Non-Linear Industrial Production
Planning Problems .............................................. 87
P. Vasant, University Technology Petronas, Malaysia
Chapter 4
Metaheuristic Algorithms for Supply Chain Management
Problems ...................................................... 110
Ata Allah Taleizadeh, Iran University of Science and
Technology, Iran
Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Tecnológico
de Monterrey, Mexico
Chapter 5
Instance-Specific Parameter Tuning for Meta-Heuristics ........ 136
Jana Ries, University of Portsmouth, UK Patrick Beullens,
University of Southampton, UK
Yang Wang, Beijing University of Technology, China
Chapter 6
Investigating of Hybrid Meta-Heuristics to Solve the Large-
Scale Multi-Source Weber Problems and Performance Measuring
of them with Statistical Tests ................................ 171
Abdolsalam Ghaderi, University of Kurdistan, Iran
Chapter 7
Analysing the Returns-Earnings Relationship: Dempster-Shafer
Theory and Evolutionary Computation Based Analyses Using the
Classification and Ranking Belief Simplex ..................... 198
Malcolm J. Beynon, Cardiff University, UK,
Mark Clatworthy Cardiff University, UK
Chapter 8
Support Vector Machine Based Mobile Robot Motion Control and
Obstacle Avoidance ............................................ 223
Lihua Jiang, Northeastern University, China
Mingcong Deng, Tokyo University of Agriculture and
Technology, Japan
Chapter 9
A Hybrid Meta-Heuristic to Solve a Multi-Criteria HFS
Problem ....................................................... 252
Fatima Ghedjati, Laboratoire CReSTIC-Reims (Centre de
Recherche en STIC), IUT de Reims-Châlons-Charleville,
France
Safa Khalouli, Laboratoire CReSTIC-Reims (Centre de
Recherche en STIC), IUT de Reims-Châlons-
Charleville, France
Chapter 10
Pure and Hybrid Metaheuristics for the Response Time
Variability Problem ........................................... 275
Alberto García-Villoria, Institute of Industrial and
Control Engineering (IOC), Universitat Politàcnica de
Catalunya (UPC), Spain
Albert Corominas, Institute of Industrial and Control
Engineering (IOC), Universitat Politàcnica de Catalunya
(UPC), Spain
Rafael Pastor, Institute of Industrial and Control
Engineering (IOC), Universitat Politàcnica de Catalunya
(UPC), Spain
Chapter 11
Hybrid Metaheuristics Algorithms for Inventory Management
Problems ...................................................... 312
Ata Allah Taleizadeh, Iran University of Science and
Technology, Iran
Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Tecnológico
de Monterrey, Mexico
Chapter 12
ANN-Based Self-Tuning Frequency Control Design for an
Isolated Microgrid ............................................ 357
H. Bevrani, University of Kurdistan, Iran
F. Habibi, University of Kurdistan, Iran
S. Shokoohi, University of Kurdistan, Iran
Chapter 13
Soccer Game Optimization: An Innovative Integration of
Evolutionary Algorithm and Swarm Intelligence Algorithm ....... 386
Hindriyanto Dwi Purnomo, Chung Yuan Christian
University, Taiwan & Satya Wacana Christian University,
Indonesia
Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Chapter 14
Two Stage Capacitated Facility Location Problem: Lagrangian
Based Heuristics ............................................... 421
Igor Litvinchev, Nuevo Leon State University - UANL, Mexico
Miguel Mata, Nuevo Leon State University - UANL, Mexico
Lucero Ozuna, Nuevo Leon State University - UANL, Mexico
Jania Saucedo, Nuevo Leon State University - UANL, Mexico
Socorro Rangel, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Brazil
Chapter 15
Generators Maintenance Scheduling Using Music-Inspired
Harmony Search Algorithm ...................................... 448
Laiq Khan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Pakistan
Rabiah Badar, COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Pakistan
Sidra Mumtaz, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Pakistan0
Chapter 16
Usage of Metaheuristics in Engineering: A Literature Review ... 484
Ozlem Senvar, Marmara University, Turkey
Ebru Twanoglu, Selcuk University, Turkey
Cengiz Kahraman, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Chapter 17
Online Clustering and Outlier Detection ....................... 529
Baoying Wang, Waynesburg University, USA
Aijuan Dong, Hood College, USA
Chapter 18
Optimal Ordering of Activities of New Product Development
Projects with Time and Cost Considerations .................... 546
Hisham M. Abdelsalam, Cairo University, Egypt
Amany Magdy, Cairo University, Egypt
Chapter 19
Application of Meta-Heuristic Optimization Algorithms in
Electric Power Systems ........................................ 564
N.I. Voropai, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
A.Z. Gamm, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
A. M. Glazunova, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
P.V. Etingov, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
I.N. Kolosok, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
E.S. Korkina, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
V.G. Kurbatsky, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
D.N. Sidorov, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
V.A. Spiryaev, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
N.V. Tomin, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
R.A. Zaika, Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
B. Bat-Undraal, Mongolian University of Science and
Technology, Mongolia
Chapter 20
A Gravitational Search Algorithm Approach for Optimizing
Closed-Loop Logistics Network ................................. 616
Abdolhossein Sadrnia, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Hossein Nezamabadi-Pour, Shahid Bahonar University of
Kerman, Iran
Mehrdad Nikbakht, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Napsiah Ismail, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Compilation of References ..................................... 639
About the Contributors ........................................ 695
Index ......................................................... 706
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