Computing Tools for Modeling, Optimization and Simulation

Preface. 1. Multi-Start and Strategic Oscillation Methods - Principles to Exploit Adaptive Memory; F. Glover. 2. Building a High-Quality Decision Tree with a Genetic Algorithm; Zhiwei Fu, et al. 3. Sequential Testing of Series-Parallel Systems of Small Depth; E. Boros, T. Unluyurt. 4. Conveying Problem Structure from an Algebraic Modeling Language to Optimization Algorithms; R. Fourer, D.M. Gay. 5. Solving General Ring Network Design Problems by Meta-Heuristics; A. Fink, et al. 6. Lagrangean/Surrogate Heuristics for p-Median Problems; E.L.F. Senne, L.A.N. Lorena. 7. An Introduction to Ant Systems; É.D. Taillard. 8. Extremal Energy Models and Global Optimization; J.D. Pintér. 9. A Simulation-Based Policy Iteration Algorithm for Average Cost Unichain Markov Decision Processes; Ying He, et al. 10. Knowledge Management and its Impact on Decision Support; R.T. Herschel, et al. 11. Heuristics for Minimum Cost Steady-State Gas Transmission Networks; Seongbae Kim, et al. 12. Assigning Proctors to Exams with Scatter Search; R. Martí, et al. 13. Multi-Attribute Evaluation of Software Maintainability; N. Meskens, F. Lebon. 14. Explicit-Constraint-Branching for Solving Mixed-Integer Programs; J.A. Appleget, R.K. Wood. 15. An Object-oriented Graphical Modeler for Optimal Production Planning in a Refinery; M. Draman, et al. 16. Optimization of Water Distribution Systems by a Tabu Search Metaheuristic; A. Fanni, et al. 17. Scatter Search to Generate Diverse MIP Solutions, F. Glover, etal.