Simulation Optimization Using Simulated Annealing: A Network-based Implementation and Study of CoolingSchedules - Softcover

Sharma, Nitin

 
9783639085952: Simulation Optimization Using Simulated Annealing: A Network-based Implementation and Study of CoolingSchedules
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3639085957 ISBN 13: 9783639085952
Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

Simulation optimization of complex systems with noisyparameter spaces can become computationally expensiveon a single processor system. This book discussesconstruction of software for solving optimizationproblems by distributing the work load among severalprocessors residing on a network. Open sourcerepositories are used for the development of thissoftware. The Simulated Annealing algorithm is usedto search the parameter space for optimization.Application of the software to stochastic anddeterministic problem scenarios is closely examined.Since the convergence of the simulated annealingalgorithm depends on the choice of annealingparameters, different types of simple and elaboratecooling schedules are applied to problem instancesand their impact on the quality of convergence isassessed.

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About the Author

MSE in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama inHuntsville (UAHuntsville). PhD candidate at UAHuntsville withresearch interests in simulation optimization, experimentaldesign and multivariate statistical analysis.

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Publisher
VDM Verlag
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3639085957
ISBN 13 
9783639085952
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
116