Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms for a preventive healthcare facility network design

A new multi-objective mathematical model for a Citrus supply chain network design: Metaheuristic algorithms

Nowadays, the citrus supply chain has been motivated by both industrial practitioners and researchers due to several real-world applications. This study considers a four-echelon citrus supply chain, consisting of gardeners, distribution centers, citrus storage, and fruit market. A Mixed Integer Non-Linear Programming (MINLP) model is formulated, which seeks to minimize the total cost and maximi...

A Multi-objective Hierarchical Location-allocation Model for the Healthcare Network Design Considering a Referral System

This paper presents a multi-objective and multi-service location-allocation model with capacity planning to design a healthcare facilities network through considering a referral system. Therefore, a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model containing two objective functions is proposed. The first objective function is  relates to minimization of total opening cost, minimization of tota...

Aesthetic Design Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

The use of computational methodologies for the optimization of aesthetic parameters is not frequent mainly due to the fact that these parameters are not quantifiable and are subjective. In this work an interactive methodology based on the use of multi-objective optimization algorithms is proposed. This strategy associates the results of different optimization runs considering the existent quant...

A multi-objective evolutionary approach for integrated production-distribution planning problem in a supply chain network

Integrated production-distribution planning (PDP) is one of the most important approaches in supply chain networks. We consider a supply chain network (SCN) to consist of multi suppliers, plants, distribution centers (DCs), and retailers. A bi-objective mixed integer linear programming model for integrating production-distribution designed here aim to simultaneously minimize total net costs in ...

Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

Evolutionary Multi-Objective Algorithms

The versatility that genetic algorithm (GA) has proved to have for solving different problems, has make it the first choice of researchers to deal with new challenges. Currently, GAs are the most well known evolutionary algorithms, because their intuitive principle of operation and their relatively simple implementation; besides they have the ability to reflect the philosophy of evolutionary co...