Water flow-like algorithm for object grouping problems

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 475-488

  Yang, Feng Cheng ^a   Wang, Yuan Peng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discrete optimization; Flow merging; Flow splitting; Heuristic algorithm; Water flow like algorithm

Indexed keywords

BINS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FLOW OF WATER; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULICS; MERGING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BENCH-MARK PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLOWS; DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION; DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; FLOW SPLITTING; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; WATER FLOWS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 50949116314     PISSN: 10170669     EISSN: 21517606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10170660709509062     Document Type: Article

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