Here, a mixed-integer linear programming model is developed to represent transportation system of students traveling from/to university campus. The concept ridesharing used and the mechanism combinatorial auctions incorporated within routing-based model. mathematical based on vehicle routing problem along with appropriate constraints accommodating features that express auction clearing phase. A...

Using meta-heuristic approaches to solve reliability and redundancy allocation problems (RRAP) has become attractive for researchers in recent years. In this paper, an optimization model is presented to maximize system reliability and minimize system cost simultaneously for multi-state weighted k-out-of-n systems. The model tends to optimize system design and maintenance activities over functio...

This article introduces POPMUSIC a meta heuristic that has been successfully applied to various combinatorial optimization problems This meta heuristic is especially useful for designing heuristic methods for large combinatorial problems that can be partially optimized The basic idea is to optimize sub parts of solutions until a local optimum is reached Implementations of the technique to large...

The Software Cost Estimation is very important task for completing the project successfully. The estimation in software development depends on various factors especially on cost and effort factors for which further AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Algorithmic models have been put into usage. This paper aims to discuss the methods for calculating the effort by using meta-heuristic algorithms for...

Flood is a common global natural hazard, and detailed flood susceptibility maps for specific watersheds are important management measures. We compute the map Kaiser watershed in Iran using machine learning models such as support vector (SVM), Particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA) along with ensembles (PSO-GA SVM-GA). The application of assessment mapping analyzed, future res...

This paper browses through some well-known meta-heuristic search strategies, and briefly discusses some of their recent applications to the VLSI layout design process. It starts with very brief description of the different phases of VLSI layout design, and a brief overview of Meta-Heuristic search strategies. Since most of the VLSI layout design problems are hard optimization problems, the conc...

Minimization of arrival time at scenes plays an essential role to help injured people in emergency events. This can be undertaken through mathematical programming models, called emergency medical services location problem, and solved by conventional exact algorithms or by recent meta-heuristic methods as well. Meta-heuristic algorithms have recently been realized to be more efficient in the sen...

This paper presents cell formation (CF) problem in dynamic condition with multiple alternative process plans and a set of alternative routes for each of process plans. Previous models paid attention to just one of the terms of process plans and routes and also they have not reflected the notion of defect rate after operations. Therefore, this paper also addresses defect rate. The proposed model...