Contains case studies from engineering and operations research Includes commented literature for each chapter

Contains case studies from engineering and operations research Includes commented literature for each chapter

Many advances have recently been made in metaheuristic methods, from theory to applications. The editors, both leading experts in this field, have assembled a t

A unified view of metaheuristics This book provides a complete background on metaheuristics and shows readers how to design and implement efficient algorithms t

The book presents eight well-known and often used algorithms besides nine newly developed algorithms by the first author and his students in a practical impleme