In this work, we present a multi-phase hybrid algorithm based on clustering to solve the multi-depots vehicle routing problem (MDVRP). The proposed algorithm initially adopts K-means algorithm to execute the clustering analyses, which take the depots as the centroids of the clusters, for the all customers of MDVRP, then implements the local depth search using the Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm...

The flexible job shop scheduling problem is a well-known combinatorial optimization problem. This paper proposes an improved shuffled frog-leaping algorithm to solve the flexible job shop scheduling problem. The algorithm possesses an adjustment sequence to design the strategy of local searching and an extremal optimization in information exchange. The computational result shows that the propos...

This paper proposes a novel population-based evolution algorithm named grouping-shuffling particle swarm optimization (GSPSO) by hybridizing particle swarm optimization (PSO) and shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA) for continuous optimization problems. In the proposed algorithm, each particle automatically and periodically executes grouping and shuffling operations in its flight learning evo...

Objective: A Modified Shuffled Frog Leaping (MSFL) algorithm based Multi-stage Fuzzy (MSF) PID controller is proposed in this paper to solve the Load Frequency Control (LFC) problem in a deregulated environment. The power system LFC problems are caused by small load perturbations which continuously disturb the normal operation of power system. The objectives of LFC are to minimize the transient...

Response surface methods via the first or second order models are important in manufacturing processes. This study, however, proposes different structured mechanisms of the vertical transportation systems or VTS embedded on a shuffled frog leaping-based approach. There are three VTS scenarios, a motion reaching a normal operating velocity, and both reaching and not reaching transitional motion....

This paper shows the results obtained in the analysis of the impact of Distributed Generation (DG) on distribution losses and presents a new algorithm to the optimal allocation of distributed generation resources in distribution networks. The optimization is based on a Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm (SFLA) aiming to optimal DG allocation in distribution network. Shuffled frogleaping algorithm ...

The overall cost of companies dealing with the distribution tasks is considerably affected by the way that distributing vehicles are procured. In this paper, a more practical version of capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) in which the decision of purchase or hire of vehicles is simultaneously considered is investigated. In CVRP model capacitated vehicles start from a single depot simulta...