Solving railroad blocking problem using ant colony optimization algorithm

DOI10.1016/j.apm.2011.05.018zbMath1228.90014OpenAlexW2074423490MaRDI QIDQ651763

Behnam Nadjari, Amir Foroughi, Masoud Yaghini

Publication date: 18 December 2011

Published in: Applied Mathematical Modelling (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2011.05.018

zbMATH Keywords

optimizationmetaheuristicsant colony optimizationfreight railroadsislamic republic of iran railwaysrailroad blocking problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06) Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59)

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Uses Software

• CPLEX

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