0/1 knapsack problem belongs to combination optimization problem. Its optimal solution exists in the problem space including substantially large useless solutions besides optimal solutions. Differing ...

This study analyses and compares the performance of six heuristic algorithms: Genetic Algorithm (GA), Simulated Annealing (SA), Hybrid (SA+GA), Tabu Search (TS), Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), and ...

Using simulated annealing metaheuristic to solve the travelling salesman problem, and visualizing the results. Starts by using a greedy algorithm (nearest neighbour) to build an initial solution. A ...

About Solves the Knapsack Problem using the Simulated Annealing algorithm. Modular implementation in C++ with item and list management.

The paper introduces the timetabling problem, and then describes the simulated annealing method. Annealing is then applied to the timetabling problem. A prototype timetabling environment is described ...

S. P. Brooks, B. J. T. Morgan, Optimization Using Simulated Annealing, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 44, No. 2 (1995 ...