This book highlights state-of-the-art developments in metaheuristics research. It examines all aspects of metaheuristic research including new algorithmic developments, applications, new research challenges, theoretical developments, implementation issues, in-depth experimental studies. The book...

A Literature Survey on Metaheuristics in Production Systems -- Solving Unidirectional Flow Path Design Problems Using Metaheuristics -- Iterated Great Deluge for the Dynamic Facility Layout Problem -- Optimization Approaches for Multi-Level Assembly Systems Under Stochastic Lead Times -- An...