Balancing optimality and efficiency in solving flexible process planning: A parameter-free two-stage algorithm.

Authors: Ma, Yiming¹ (AUTHOR), Luo, Kaiping^1,2 (AUTHOR) kaipingluo@buaa.edu.cn, Chou, Mabel C.^3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Sun, Jianfei⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Sep2025, Vol. 63 Issue 18, p6877-6894. 18p.

Subject Terms: *PRODUCTION planning, *ALGORITHMS, *PROCESS optimization, *MANUFACTURING resource planning, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, COMPUTER performance

Solving the slab selection and relocation problem in a real production yard using simulated annealing.

Authors: Cardin, Antonio^1,2 (AUTHOR), Ceschia, Sara¹ (AUTHOR) sara.ceschia@uniud.it, Schaerf, Andrea¹ (AUTHOR), Armellini, Davide² (AUTHOR), Borzone, Paolo² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jun2025, p1-20. 20p. 7 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *MATERIALS handling, *BUSINESS relocation, *HEURISTIC, SIMULATED annealing, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, OPTIMIZATION algorithms, RAILROAD yards, CONCRETE slabs

Multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem with multiple shifts and dynamic energy prices.

Authors: Peng, Wuliang¹ (AUTHOR) wuliang.p@ytu.edu.cn, Yu, Dongmin¹ (AUTHOR), Xie, Fang¹ (AUTHOR) xiefang@ytu.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Apr2025, Vol. 63 Issue 7, p2483-2506. 24p.

Subject Terms: *RENEWABLE natural resources, *ENERGY industries, *ENERGY consumption, MIXED integer linear programming, METAHEURISTIC algorithms

Blood supply chain configuration and optimization under the COVID-19 using benders decomposition based heuristic algorithm.

Authors: Abdolazimi, Omid¹ (AUTHOR), Pishvaee, Mir Saman² (AUTHOR), Shafiee, Mohammad³ (AUTHOR), Shishebori, Davood³ (AUTHOR), Ma, Junfeng¹ (AUTHOR) ma@ise.msstate.edu, Entezari, Sarah³ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jan2025, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p571-593. 23p.

Subject Terms: *COVID-19 pandemic, *SUPPLY chain management, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, HEURISTIC algorithms, STRUCTURAL optimization

Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedures with Path Relinking. An analytical review of designs and implementations.

Authors: Laguna, Manuel¹ (AUTHOR) laguna@colorado.edu, Martí, Rafael^1,2 (AUTHOR) rafael.marti@uv.es, Martínez-Gavara, Anna² (AUTHOR) gavara@uv.es, Pérez-Peló, Sergio³ (AUTHOR) sergio.perez.pelo@urjc.es, Resende, Mauricio G.C.⁴ (AUTHOR) mgcr@uw.edu

Source: European Journal of Operational Research. Dec2025, Vol. 327 Issue 3, p717-734. 18p.

Subject Terms: *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *EMPIRICAL research, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, COMBINATORIAL optimization

First-improvement or best-improvement? An in-depth local search computational study to elucidate a dominance claim.

Authors: Aloise, Daniel¹ (AUTHOR), Moine, Robin¹ (AUTHOR), Ribeiro, Celso C.^1,2 (AUTHOR) celso@ic.uff.br, Jalbert, Jonathan¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: European Journal of Operational Research. Nov2025, Vol. 326 Issue 3, p413-426. 14p.

Subject Terms: COMBINATORIAL optimization, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, EXTRAPOLATION, SOCIAL dominance, NEIGHBORHOODS

Two reinforcement learning strategies based meta-heuristics for scheduling partial reentrant distributed flow-shops.

Authors: Jia, Yanan¹ (AUTHOR) jiayanan7725@163.com, Gao, Kaizhou² (AUTHOR) kzgao@must.edu.mo, Ren, Yaxian² (AUTHOR) renyaxian1@163.com, Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam³ (AUTHOR) p.n.suganthan@qu.edu.qa, Sang, Hongyan¹ (AUTHOR) sanghongyan@lcu-cs.com

Source: Journal of Industrial & Management Optimization. Oct2025, Vol. 21 Issue 10, p1-23. 23p.

Subject Terms: *FLOW shop scheduling, *SCHEDULING, *PRODUCTION scheduling, REINFORCEMENT learning, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, REINFORCEMENT (Psychology)

An intelligent search algorithm for the two-dimensional rectangular packing problem based on packing information feedback.

Authors: Zhao, Xusheng¹ (AUTHOR) m201671243@alumni.hust.edu.cn, Rao, Yunqing¹ (AUTHOR) ryq@hust.edu.cn, Fang, Jie¹ (AUTHOR) 5f84a6924c@alumni.hust.edu.cn, Yang, Piaoruo¹ (AUTHOR) 921715318@qq.com, Yu, Shoubo¹ (AUTHOR) m202270568@hust.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Industrial & Management Optimization. Nov2025, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p1-26. 26p.

Subject Terms: *PACKING problem (Mathematics), METAHEURISTIC algorithms

PM2.5 concentration prediction system combining fuzzy information granulation and multi-model ensemble learning.

Authors: Chen, Yamei¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Jianzhou¹ (AUTHOR) jzwang@must.edu.mo, Li, Runze¹ (AUTHOR), Gao, Jialu¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Environmental Sciences (Elsevier). Oct2025, Vol. 156, p332-345. 14p.

Subject Terms: METAHEURISTIC algorithms, ENSEMBLE learning, INTEGRATED learning systems, PROBABILITY density function, OPTIMIZATION algorithms, QUANTILE regression

Design of effective non-orthogonal multiple access system by maximising spectral and energy efficiency using hybrid heuristic optimisation approach.

Authors: Devi, R. Prameela^1,2, Prabakaran, N.¹

Source: International Journal of Mobile Communications. 2025, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p189-213. 25p.

Subject Terms: *RESOURCE allocation, *ENERGY consumption, *BANDWIDTHS, *UTILITY functions, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, SIGNAL processing, POWER resources management

A matheuristic for the traveling salesman problem with positional consistency constraints.

Authors: Gouveia, Luís^1,2 (AUTHOR) legouveia@ciencias.ulisboa.pt, Paias, Ana^1,2 (AUTHOR) ampaias@ciencias.ulisboa.pt, Ponte, Mafalda^2,3 (AUTHOR) mafalda.ponte@iscte-iul.pt

Source: International Transactions in Operational Research. Nov2025, p1. 30p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *TRAVELING salesman problem, *HEURISTIC, *EMPIRICAL research, *PROBLEM solving, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, CONSTRAINT programming, ROUTE choice

The traveling purchaser problem with promotional packages.

Authors: Kucukoglu, Ilker¹ (AUTHOR) ikucukoglu@uludag.edu.tr

Source: International Transactions in Operational Research. Oct2025, p1. 41p. 1 Illustration.

Subject Terms: *PROMOTIONAL products, *QUANTITATIVE research, *ECONOMIC efficiency, MIXED integer linear programming, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, BENCHMARK problems (Computer science), OPTIMIZATION algorithms, COMBINATORIAL optimization

Investigating a citrus fruit supply chain network considering CO2 emissions using meta-heuristic algorithms.

Authors: Goodarzian, Fariba¹ (AUTHOR) faribagoodarzian@us.es, Kumar, Vikas² (AUTHOR) Vikas.Kumar@uwe.ac.uk, Ghasemi, Peiman³ (AUTHOR) Peiman.Ghasemi@gutech.edu.om

Source: Annals of Operations Research. Nov2025, Vol. 354 Issue 2, p547-603. 57p.

Subject Terms: *SUPPLY chains, *ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis, CARBON emissions, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, MULTI-objective optimization, CITRUS fruits

State‐Of‐The‐Art on Ensemble of Real Coded Genetic Algorithm Operators.

Authors: Kumar, Yogesh¹ (AUTHOR), Deep, Kusum¹ (AUTHOR) kusum.deep@ma.iitr.ac.in

Source: Expert Systems. Oct2025, Vol. 42 Issue 10, p1-58. 58p.

Subject Terms: *MATHEMATICAL optimization, GENETIC algorithms, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, BENCHMARK problems (Computer science), RESEARCH evaluation, GENETIC techniques, GENETIC variation, KNOWLEDGE base

A Survey on Services Placement Algorithms in Integrated Cloud-Fog / Edge Computing.

Authors: Taleb, Imane¹ (AUTHOR) imane.taleb@univ-lr.fr, Guillaume, Jean-Loup¹ (AUTHOR) jean-loup.guillaume@univ-lr.fr, Duthil, Benjamin² (AUTHOR) benjamin.duthil@gmail.com

Source: ACM Computing Surveys. Nov2025, Vol. 57 Issue 11, p1-36. 36p.

Subject Terms: *INFORMATION technology, *ARTIFICIAL neural networks, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, SCIENCE conferences, ANT algorithms, DEEP learning, VIRTUAL networks

A Hybrid Biogeography-Based Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Assembly Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem.

Authors: Cheng, Long¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Lei¹ (AUTHOR) wangdalei2000@126.com, Cai, JingCao¹ (AUTHOR) Caijingcao@foxmail.com, Hu, Kongfu¹ (AUTHOR), Xiong, Yuan¹ (AUTHOR), Xia, Qiangqiang² (AUTHOR)

Source: AI Communications. Nov2025, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p649-665. 17p.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, *FLOW shop scheduling, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, BIOGEOGRAPHY

Multi-objective hub-spoke network design of perishable tourism products using combination machine learning and meta-heuristic algorithms.

Authors: Chobar, Adel Pourghader¹ (AUTHOR), Adibi, Mohammad Amin¹ (AUTHOR) maadibi@aut.ac.ir, Kazemi, Abolfazl¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Environment, Development & Sustainability. Oct2025, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p23237-23264. 28p.

Subject Terms: *SYSTEMS design, *SUPPLY chains, *POLLUTANTS, MULTI-objective optimization, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, PERISHABLE goods, MACHINE learning

Comparative Analysis of Genetic Algorithm, Simulated Annealing, and Particle Swarm Optimization for PID Parameter Tuning in Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor

Authors: Ibrahim, Khaled Fikry

Source: 2025 7th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES) Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES), 2025 7th. :11-14 Oct, 2025

Relation: 2025 7th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES)

A genetic algorithm for fuzzy identical parallel machine scheduling of minimising total weighted tardiness under resource constraint.

Authors: Li, Kai^1,2 (AUTHOR), Xu, Liping¹ (AUTHOR) lipingxu1999@outlook.com, Zhang, Han³ (AUTHOR), Chen, Jianfu¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Nov2024, Vol. 62 Issue 21, p7619-7643. 25p.

Subject Terms: *PRODUCTION scheduling, *SEARCH algorithms, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, FUZZY algorithms, GENETIC algorithms

A variable neighborhood search and mixed-integer programming models for a distributed maintenance service network scheduling problem.

Authors: Liao, Baoyu¹ (AUTHOR), Lu, Shaojun^1,2 (AUTHOR) lushaojun@hfut.edu.cn, Jiang, Tao^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zhu, Xing³ (AUTHOR) 1922491183@qq.com

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2024, Vol. 62 Issue 20, p7466-7485. 20p.

Subject Terms: *MATHEMATICAL programming, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, SHIP maintenance, HEURISTIC algorithms, NP-hard problems