Scope and Purpose – For solving combinatorial optimization problems, neural networks have traditionally been outperformed by traditional heuristic techniques developed specifically for the problem in question. This research is a step toward integrating the problem specific knowledge embedded...

Given the widespread use of the hub and spoke network architecture and its growing importance to competitiveness in logistics, communication, and mass transportation, there has been considerable interest by practitioners and researchers alike in finding efficient methods for designing such...

The multi-resource generalized assignment problem is encountered when a set of tasks have to be assigned to a set of agents in a way that permits assignment of multiple tasks to an agent subject to the availability of a set of multiple resources consumed by that agent. This problem differs from...