REFUSE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN BY GENETIC ALGORITHM

Optimization of Solid Waste Collection and Transportation System by Use of the TransCAD: A Case Study

Background & Aims of the Study:  Collection and transportation of municipal solid waste (MSW) for various reasons, especially economic and social are considered as one of the most important elements of the solid waste management system. More than sixty percent of the costs in solid waste management systems in different countries are due to the collection and transportation...

Sarasota Transportation Enhancement Plan

Process Plan Optimization using a Genetic Algorithm

In this paper we present our ongoing research project GAPO (Genetic Algorithm Process Optimization) that focuses on the development of an optimization module for process plans. GAPO is part of a 4D-Toolbox that conflates different modules for the 4D planning of construction projects. Among other modules, the 4D-Toolbox consists of a DES (Discrete Event Simulator) that automatically sequences ac...

Staff Scheduling by a Genetic Algorithm

This paper describes a Genetic Algorithms approach to amanpower-scheduling problem arising at a Petrochemical Company. AlthoughGenetic Algorithms have been successfully used for similar problemsin the past, they always had to overcome the limitations of theclassical Genetic Algorithms paradigm in handling the conflict betweenobjectives and constraints. The approach taken here is to use an indir...

Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for Fixed - Charge Transportation Problem

—Competitive global markets oblige the firms to reduce their overall costs while maintaining the same customer service level and this can be achieved just through a precise and efficient management of their supply chain network. The Fixed Charge Transportation Problem (FCTP) which is a more comprehensive type of Transportation Problem (TP) has several applications from different aspects in this...