A hybrid algorithm based on a new neighborhood structure evaluation method for job shop scheduling problem

Job shop scheduling problem (JSP) which is widespread in the real-world production system is one of the most general and important problems in various scheduling problems. Nowadays, the effective method for JSP is a hot topic in research area of manufacturing system. JSP is a typical NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem and has a broad engineering application background. Due to the large and complicated solution space and process constraints, JSP is very difficult to find an optimal solution within a reasonable time even for small instances. In this paper, a hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) based on variable neighborhood search (VNS) has been proposed to solve this problem. In order to overcome the blind selection of neighborhood structures during the hybrid algorithm design, a new neighborhood structure evaluation method based on logistic model has been developed to guide the neighborhood structures selection. This method is utilized to evaluate the performance of different neighborhood structures. Then the neighborhood structures which have good performance are selected as the main neighborhood structures in VNS. Finally, a set of benchmark instances have been conducted to evaluate the performance of proposed hybrid algorithm and the comparisons among some other state-of-art reported algorithms are also presented. The experimental results show that the proposed hybrid algorithm has achieved good improvement on the optimization of JSP, which also verifies the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed neighborhood structure evaluation method.     

混合哈里斯鹰算法求解作业车间调度问题

针对哈里斯鹰算法（HHO）求解作业车间调度问题（JSP）时存在寻优能力差、易陷入局部最优等缺点提出了混合哈里斯鹰算法（HHHO）。首先,在种群初始化阶段引入混沌理论增加种群多样性;其次,在HHO搜索前期采用能量非线性递减和量子计算增强算法全局探索能力,在搜索后期采用邻域搜索算法增强算法局部开发能力;最后,选取了FT和LA系列算例测试了算法的性能,并与其他先进元启发式算法对比,验证了HHHO在求解JSP时的有效性和优越性。     

求解作业车间调度问题的混合帝国主义竞争算法

针对最小化最大完工时间的作业车间调度问题（JSP）,提出一种结合帝国主义竞争算法（ICA）和禁忌搜索（TS）算法的混合算法。混合算法以帝国主义竞争算法为基础,在同化操作中融入遗传算法中的杂交算子和变异算子,使算法全局搜索能力更强。为了克服帝国主义竞争算法局部搜索能力弱的缺点,引入禁忌搜索算法进一步优化同化操作后的后代。禁忌搜索算法采用混合邻域结构和新型选择策略,使得算法能够更有效地搜索邻域解。混合算法兼具全局搜索能力和局部搜索能力,通过对13个经典的Benchmark调度问题进行仿真测试,并与近年4种新型混合算法进行对比分析,实验结果表明了所提算法求解Job Shop调度问题的有效性和稳定性。     

A tabu search algorithm with a new neighborhood structure for the job shop scheduling problem

Tabu search (TS) algorithms are among the most effective approaches for solving the job shop scheduling problem (JSP) which is one of the most difficult NP-complete problems. However, neighborhood structures and move evaluation strategies play the central role in the effectiveness and efficiency of the tabu search for the JSP. In this paper, a new enhanced neighborhood structure is proposed and applied to solving the job shop scheduling problem by TS approach. Using this new neighborhood structure combined with the appropriate move evaluation strategy and parameters, we tested the TS approach on a set of standard benchmark instances and found a large number of better upper bounds among the unsolved instances. The computational results show that for the rectangular problem our approach dominates all others in terms of both solution quality and performance.     

一种求解多校多车型校车路径问题的元启发算法

针对多种车型可用的多校校车路径问题(SBRP),建立数学模型,并提出了一种迭代局部搜索(ILS)元启发算法进行求解。该算法引入并改进了带时间窗的装卸一体化问题(PDPTW)求解中的点对邻域算子,并使用可变邻域下降搜索(VND)完成局部提升。局部提升过程中,设计一种基于路径段的车型调整策略,尽可能地调整车型,降低成本,并允许接受一定偏差范围内的邻域解以保证搜索的多样性。对于局部提升得到的最好解,使用多点移动方法对其进行扰动,以避免算法过早陷入局部最优。在国际基准测试案例上分别测试多校混载和不混载模式下算法的性能,实验结果验证了设计算法的有效性。进一步使用提出的算法求解单车型多校SBRP问题,并与后启发算法、模拟退火算法和记录更新法等算法进行比较,实验结果表明该算法仍然能够获得较好的优化效果。     

结合变邻域搜索的竞争Hopfield神经网络解决最大分散度问题

提出一种结合变邻域搜索的离散竞争Hopfield神经网络,用于求解最大分散度问题。为了克服神经网络易陷入局部最小值的问题,将变邻域搜索的思想引入到离散竞争Hopfield神经网络中,一旦网络陷入局部最小值,变邻域搜索能帮助神经网络动态改变搜索邻域,从而跳出局部最小值去搜寻更优的解。最后,针对最大分散度问题的实验结果表明,提出的算法具有良好的性能。     

A hybrid variable neighborhood search for solving the hybrid flow shop scheduling problem

This paper proposes a hybrid variable neighborhood search (HVNS) algorithm that combines the chemical-reaction optimization (CRO) and the estimation of distribution (EDA), for solving the hybrid flow shop (HFS) scheduling problems. The objective is to minimize the maximum completion time. In the proposed algorithm, a well-designed decoding mechanism is presented to schedule jobs with more flexibility. Meanwhile, considering the problem structure, eight neighborhood structures are developed. A kinetic energy sensitive neighborhood change approach is proposed to extract global information and avoid being stuck at the local optima. In addition, contrary to the fixed neighborhood set in traditional VNS, a dynamic neighborhood set update mechanism is utilized to exploit the potential search space. Finally, for the population of local optima solutions, an effective EDA-based global search approach is investigated to direct the search process to promising regions. The proposed algorithm is tested on sets of well-known benchmark instances. Through the analysis of experimental results, the high performance of the proposed HVNS algorithm is shown in comparison with four efficient algorithms from the literature.     

改进麻雀搜索算法求解作业车间调度问题

针对最小化完工时间的作业车间调度问题(JSP),提出改进麻雀搜索算法(ISSA).首先设计有效的编码转换方式,形成JSP离散决策空间与麻雀搜索算法(SSA)连续搜索空间的对应关系.然后,针对SSA在求解后期易陷入局部最优,利用量子计算、正余弦搜索和警戒者数量递减策略对SSA进行改进,同时引入多邻域搜索和高斯扰动策略以弥补SSA在求解离散问题时深度发掘能力不足的弊端.最后,进行FT、LA系列10个测试问题、6种算法和2个应用实例的对比实验.结果表明,ISSA在求解JSP时,能获得更好的最小值、平均值和寻优成功率,验证了ISSA求解JSP的有效性.     

An integrated search heuristic for large-scale flexible job shop scheduling problems

The flexible job shop scheduling problem (FJSP) is a generalization of the classical job shop scheduling problem (JSP), where each operation is allowed to be processed by any machine from a given set, rather than one specified machine. In this paper, two algorithm modules, namely hybrid harmony search (HHS) and large neighborhood search (LNS), are developed for the FJSP with makespan criterion. The HHS is an evolutionary-based algorithm with the memetic paradigm, while the LNS is typical of constraint-based approaches. To form a stronger search mechanism, an integrated search heuristic, denoted as HHS/LNS, is proposed for the FJSP based on the two algorithms, which starts with the HHS, and then the solution is further improved by the LNS. Computational simulations and comparisons demonstrate that the proposed HHS/LNS shows competitive performance with state-of-the-art algorithms on large-scale FJSP problems, and some new upper bounds among the unsolved benchmark instances have even been found.     

改进型蝙蝠算法在作业车间调度问题中的应用

针对一类以最小化最大完工时间为目标的作业车间调度问题（Job Shop scheduling Problem,JSP）,提出了一种改进型蝙蝠算法（Improved Bat Algorithm,IBA）。为了克服基本蝙蝠算法在求解该类离散组合优化问题存在的局限性,首先对编码方案进行了设计,实现了算法中离散问题的连续编码;然后采用基于G&T算法和随机生成的方法初始化种群,以提高初始解的质量。此外,还引入了变邻域搜索策略,以避免算法早熟收敛,提高IBA算法的性能。最后,基于JSP问题的基准算例进行了大量仿真对比实验,结果显示了IBA算法的可行性和有效性。     

双邻域查找组播聚合算法

光传输网络中聚合组播问题是一个完全NP 难问题,提出了一种解决聚合组播问题的双邻域查找算法.该算法使得生成的聚合树数量在满足波长约束的前提下,带宽浪费比率尽可能地小.基于贪婪策略定义了一种优先聚合规则以生成初始解;定义了两种邻域结构,使邻域查找具有效率;提出了跳坑策略以跳出局部最优解并且将查找引向有希望的方向.模拟实验结果表明:该算法可以有效地进行组播树的聚合,当轻载时,组播组阻塞比率始终为0;当重载时,与其他算法相比,平均带宽浪费比率降低25%以上.因此,对不同的网络状况都能获得较好的性能.     

Engineering an efficient two‐phase local search algorithm for the co‐rotating twin‐screw extruder configuration problem

The twin‐screw configuration problem arises during polymer extrusion and compounding. It consists in defining the location of a set of pre‐defined screw elements along the screw axis in order to optimize different, typically conflicting objectives. In this paper, we present a simple yet effective stochastic local search (SLS) algorithm for this problem. Our algorithm is based on efficient single‐objective iterative improvement algorithms, which have been developed by studying different neighborhood structures, neighborhood search strategies, and neighborhood restrictions. These algorithms are embedded into a variation of the two‐phase local search framework to tackle various bi‐objective versions of this problem. An experimental comparison with a previously proposed multi‐objective evolutionary algorithm shows that a main advantage of our SLS algorithm is that it converges faster to a high‐quality approximation to the Pareto front.     

求解工件车间调度问题的一种新的邻域搜索算法

该文提出了一种新的求解工件车间调度(job shop scheduling)问题的邻域搜索算法．问题的目标是：在满足约束条件的前提下使得调度的makespan尽可能地小．定义了一种新的优先分配规则以生成初始解;定义了一种新的邻域结构;将邻域搜索跟单机调度结合在一起;提出了跳坑策略以跳出局部最优解并且将搜索引向有希望的方向．计算了当前国际文献中的一组共58个benchmark问题实例,算法的优度高于当前国外学者提出的两种著名的先进算法．其中对18个10工件10机器的实例,包括最著名的难解实例ft10,在可接受的时间内都找到了最优解．这些实例是当前文献中报导的所有规模为10工件10机器的实例．     

一种求解最大团问题的自适应过滤局部搜索算法

提出了一种求解最大团问题的自适应过滤局部搜索算法AF-RLS(adaptive filtered-reactive local search).该算法通过构建独立集约束,优选出有希望的邻域移动方向来提高局部搜索趋向最优解的概率;并在比较分析两种不同逃逸策略的逃逸能力和逃逸代价的基础上,提出了基于问题解空间结构自适应设置...     

多中心联合配送模式下集货需求随机的VRPSDP问题

针对多中心联合配送模式下集货需求随机的同时配集货车辆路径问题(MDVRPSDDSPJD), 构建了两阶段MDVRPSDDSPJD模型. 预优化阶段基于随机机会约束机制以及车载量约束为客户分配车辆, 生成预优化方案; 重优化阶段采用失败点重优化策略对服务失败点重新规划路径. 根据问题特征, 设计了自适应变邻域文化基因算法(Adaptive memetic algorithm and variable neighborhood search, AMAVNS), 针对文化基因算法易早熟、局部搜索能力弱等缺陷, 将变邻域搜索算法的深度搜索能力运用到文化基因算法的局部搜索策略中, 增强算法的局部搜索能力; 提出自适应邻域搜索次数策略和自适应劣解接受机制平衡种群进化所需的广度和深度. 通过多组算例验证了提出模型及算法的有效性. 研究成果不仅深化和拓展了VRP (Vehicle routing problem)相关理论研究, 也为物流企业制定车辆调度计划提供一种科学合理的方法.     

混合流水车间调度的变邻域禁忌搜索算法

针对混合流水车间系统的最小化Makespan调度问题,提出一种基于关键路径理论的变邻域禁忌搜索算法,讨论其关键技术。在该算法中,提出基于关键路径的毗邻域概念,防止搜索算法陷入局部最优解,采用变邻域搜索策略,在无法改进解时,实现对移动毗邻域的搜索。仿真结果表明,该算法获得的调度结果优于简化禁忌搜索和启发式算法。     

Scheduling of no buffer job shop cells with blocking constraints and automated guided vehicles

The blocking job shop (BJS) problem is an extension of a job shop problem with no buffer constraints. It means that after a job is completed on the current machine, it remains on that machine until the next machine becomes available. This paper addresses an extension of the BJS problem, which takes into account transferring jobs between different machines using a limited number of automated guided vehicles (AGV), called a BJS–AGV problem. Two integer non-linear programming (INLP) models are proposed. A two-stage heuristic algorithm that combines an improving timetabling method and a local search is proposed to solve the BJS–AGV problem. A neighborhood structure in the local search is proposed based on a disjunctive graph model. According to the characteristics of the BJS–AGV problem, four principles are proposed to guarantee the feasibility of the search neighborhood. Computation results are presented for a set of benchmarking tests, some of which are enlarged by transportation times between different machines. The numerical results show the effectiveness of the proposed two-stage algorithm.     

平面选址问题的引力搜索算法求解

为求解平面选址问题,给出了一种基于引力搜索算法的求解方法。算法利用万有引力定律进行全局搜索,采用一种邻域搜索方法进行局部搜索,实现算法全局优化和局部优化的平衡。通过大量实验和与现有求解方法的比较,结果验证了算法的可行性和有效性。     

Balancing exploration and exploitation in memetic algorithms: A learning automata approach

One of the problems with traditional genetic algorithms (GAs) is premature convergence, which makes them incapable of finding good solutions to the problem. The memetic algorithm (MA) is an extension of the GA. It uses a local search method to either accelerate the discovery of good solutions, for which evolution alone would take too long to discover, or reach solutions that would otherwise be unreachable by evolution or a local search method alone. In this paper, we introduce a new algorithm based on learning automata (LAs) and an MA, and we refer to it as LA‐MA. This algorithm is composed of 2 parts: a genetic section and a memetic section. Evolution is performed in the genetic section, and local search is performed in the memetic section. The basic idea of LA‐MA is to use LAs during the process of searching for solutions in order to create a balance between exploration performed by evolution and exploitation performed by local search. For this purpose, we present a criterion for the estimation of success of the local search at each generation. This criterion is used to calculate the probability of applying the local search to each chromosome. We show that in practice, the proposed probabilistic measure can be estimated reliably. On the basis of the relationship between the genetic section and the memetic section, 3 versions of LA‐MA are introduced. LLA‐MA behaves according to the Lamarckian learning model, BLA‐MA behaves according to the Baldwinian learning model, and HLA‐MA behaves according to both the Baldwinian and Lamarckian learning models. To evaluate the efficiency of these algorithms, they have been used to solve the graph isomorphism problem. The results of computer experimentations have shown that all the proposed algorithms outperform the existing algorithms in terms of quality of solution and rate of convergence.     

A memetic algorithm for the flexible flow line scheduling problem with processor blocking

This paper introduces an efficient memetic algorithm (MA) combined with a novel local search engine, namely, nested variable neighbourhood search (NVNS), to solve the flexible flow line scheduling problem with processor blocking (FFLB) and without intermediate buffers. A flexible flow line consists of several processing stages in series, with or without intermediate buffers, with each stage having one or more identical parallel processors. The line produces a number of different products, and each product must be processed by at most one processor in each stage. To obtain an optimal solution for this type of complex, large-sized problem in reasonable computational time using traditional approaches and optimization tools is extremely difficult. Our proposed MA employs a new representation, operators, and local search method to solve the above-mentioned problem. The computational results obtained in experiments demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed MA, which is significantly superior to the classical genetic algorithm (CGA) under the same conditions when the population size is increased in the CGA.