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WSC
2004
15 years 8 months ago
2004
In many practical applications of simulation it is desirable to optimize the levels of integer or binary variables that are inputs for the simulation model. In these cases, the ob...
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WSC
1998
15 years 8 months ago
1998
In this paper we compare the average performance of one class of low-discrepancy quasi-Monte Carlo sequences for global optimization. Weiner measure is assumed as the probability ...
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CORR
2010
Springer
15 years 7 months ago
2010
Springer
A Direct Sum Theorem holds in a model of computation, when for every problem solving some k input instances together is k times as expensive as solving one. We show that Direct Su...
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EVOW
2011
Springer
2011
Springer
Optimization of the Nested Monte-Carlo Algorithm on the Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows
14 years 10 months ago
The traveling salesman problem with time windows is known to be a really difficult benchmark for optimization algorithms. In this paper, we are interested in the minimization of th...
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LPAR
2005
Springer
16 years 14 days ago
2005
Springer
Local search algorithms are one of the effective methods for solving hard combinatorial problems. However, a serious problem of this approach is that the search often traps at loca...