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Heuristic Search: The Emerging Science of Problem Solving - Hardcover

Salhi, Saïd

 
9783319493541: Heuristic Search: The Emerging Science of Problem Solving
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 331949354X ISBN 13: 9783319493541
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017

Synopsis

This book aims to provide a general overview of heuristic search, to present the basic steps of the most popular heuristics, and to stress their hidden difficulties as well as their opportunities. It provides a comprehensive understanding of Heuristic search, the applications of which are now widely used in a variety of industries including engineering, finance, sport, management and medicine. It intends to aid researchers and practitioners in solving complex combinatorial and global optimisation problems, and spark interest in this exciting decision science-based subject. It will provide the reader with challenging and lively methodologies through which they will be able to design and analyse their own techniques

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About the Author

Said Salhi is Head of the Management Science Group and Director of the Research Centre on Logistics and Heuristic Optimisation (CLHO) which he established. Said has edited 6 special issues and published over 100 papers in academic journals. He has researched heuristics for the last 32 years and has supervised more than 25 PhD students in this area. He is a fellow of the OR Society (FORS), the IMA (FIMA), and CILT (FCILT).

From the Back Cover

This book aims to provide a general overview of heuristic search, to present the basic steps of the most popular heuristics, and to stress their hidden difficulties as well as their opportunities. It provides a comprehensive understanding of Heuristic search, the applications of which are now widely used in a variety of industries including engineering, finance, sport, management and medicine. It intends to aid researchers and practitioners in solving complex combinatorial and global optimisation problems, and spark interest in this exciting decision science-based subject. It will provide the reader with challenging and lively methodologies through which they will be able to design and analyse their own techniques

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
331949354X
ISBN 13 
9783319493541
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
230