Introduction to Optimization

For almost all the human activities there is a desire to deliver the most with the least. For example in the business point of view maximum profit is desired from least investment; maximum number of crop yield is desired with minimum investment on fertilizers; maximizing the strength, longevity, eff...

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Published inCohort Intelligence: A Socio-inspired Optimization Method Vol. 114; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Krishnasamy, Ganesh, Kulkarni, Anand Jayant, Abraham, Ajith
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 01.01.2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesIntelligent Systems Reference Library
Subjects
Artificial intelligence
Firefly Algorithm
Inequality Constraint
Swarm Intelligence
Travel Salesman Problem
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ISBN3319442538
9783319442532
ISSN1868-4394
1868-4408
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-44254-9_1

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Summary:For almost all the human activities there is a desire to deliver the most with the least. For example in the business point of view maximum profit is desired from least investment; maximum number of crop yield is desired with minimum investment on fertilizers; maximizing the strength, longevity, efficiency, utilization with minimum initial investment and operational cost of various household as well as industrial equipments and machineries. To set a record in a race, for example, the aim is to do the fastest (shortest time).
ISBN:3319442538
9783319442532
ISSN:1868-4394
1868-4408
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-44254-9_1