Optimization

Updated food positions in artificial bee colony algorithm for supply chain management

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Updated food positions in artificial bee colony algorithm for supply chain management Tarun Kumar Sharma, Millie Pant Department of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2013.1.0419 Abstract: The present study deals with the management of supply chain using an updated Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm named UABC. UABC employs a … Read more

Applications of genetic algorithms in nanomaterials science: a short survey of recent results

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Applications of genetic algorithms in nanomaterials science: a short survey of recent results Wojciech Paszkowicz Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotnikow 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2013.1.0421 Abstract: Global-search procedures are an important element of materials design, processing, and properties determination. Genetic algorithms, a subset of algorithms based on evolutionary computation methods, … Read more

Functional modules specific for virtual manufacturing

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Functional modules specific for virtual manufacturing Réka Hints, Marius Vanca, Dorel Banabic Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2011.2.0344 Abstract: Manufacturing stands at the basis of European economy and welfare. The uttermost challenge of manufacturing processes facing global competitors is to improve the quality, reduce the delivery time and decrease the cost. Thus, the need for … Read more

Investigation on the effects of process parameters on the through-thickness shear strain in single point incremental forming using dual level fe modelling and statistical analysis

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Investigation on the effects of process parameters on the through-thickness shear strain in single point incremental forming using dual level fe modelling and statistical analysis Khamis Essa, Peter Hartley School of Mechanical Engineering,,College of Engineering and Physical Sciences,,University of Birmingham,Edgbaston,Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2010.4.0293 Abstract: Single point incremental forming (SPIF) is a process with … Read more

Library of heuristic algorithms’ templates

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Library of heuristic algorithms’ templates Norbert Sczygiol, Anna Wawszczak Institute of Computer and Information Sciences Czestochowa University of Technology ul. Dąbrowskiego 73, 42-200 Częstochowa. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2009.2.0249 Abstract: Heuristic algorithms are used in almost every area of science, including technology, medicine and economics. People engaged in some particular problem often don’t have enough knowledge to implement … Read more

Parallel evolutionary optimization in multiscale problems

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Parallel evolutionary optimization in multiscale problems Wacław Kuś1, Tadeusz Burczyński1,2 1Department for Strength of Materials and Computational Mechanics, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland. 2Institute of Computer Modelling, Artificial Intelligence Section, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2009.2.0253 Abstract: The paper is devoted to optimization in multiscale problems. … Read more