Mathematical programming solver based on local search / Frédéric Gardi [and others].
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118966471
- 1118966473
- 9781118966464
- 1118966465
- 1306958296
- 9781306958295
- 9781848216860
- 1848216866
- 519.7 22
- T57.7
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
This book covers local search for combinatorial optimization and its extension to mixed-variable optimization. Although not yet understood from the theoretical point of view, local search is the paradigm of choice for tackling large-scale real-life optimization problems. Today's end-users demand interactivity with decision support systems. For optimization software, this means obtaining good-quality solutions quickly. Fast iterative improvement methods, like local search, are suited to satisfying such needs. Here the authors show local search in a new light, in particular presenting a new kin.