While optimal forest harvesting regulations (regional forest regeneration schedules) have been established using the linear programming technique, its modeling restriction is still a challenge in practice. In this study, we developed an alternative framework for establishing an optimal forest...

Der Beitrag stellt ein Simulated Annealing-Verfahren zur Lösung des um Zeitfensterrestriktionen erweiterten Standardproblems vor. Die Zielfunktion berücksichtigt zwei Zielkriterien, die Minimierung der Fahrzeuganzahl als primäres und die Minimierung der Gesamtentfernung als sekundäres...

This paper presents and compares three heuristics for the combinatorial auctionproblem. Besides a simple greedy (SG) mechanism, two metaheuristics, a simulatedannealing (SA), and a genetic algorithm (GA) approach are developedwhich use the combinatorial auction process to an allocation with...

In this paper we compare the performance of the Differential Evolution (DE) and the Repulsive Particle Swarm (RPS) methods of global optimization. To this end, seventy test functions have been chosen. Among these test functions, some are new while others are well known in the literature; some are...

We discuss computational issues in the sequential probit model that have limited its use in applied research. We estimate parameters of the model by the method of simulated maximum likelihood (SML) and by Bayesian MCMC algorithms. We provide Monte Carlo evidence on the relative performance of...

In manufacturing, control of ergonomic risks at manual workplaces is a necessity commanded by legislation, care for health of workers and economic considerations. Methods for estimating ergonomic risks of workplaces are integrated into production routines at most firms that use the assembly-type...

This study aims to improve the accuracy of groundwater pollution source identification using concentration measurements from a heuristically designed optimal monitoring network. The designed network is constrained by the maximum number of permissible monitoring locations. The designed monitoring...

In this paper, we introduce four new benchmark problems, which are based on rather common optimization issues of water resources management. These problems have the following features: a) adjustable difficulty, to cover a wide range of common engineering problems b) physical background familiar...