Date of Award
5-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Legacy Department
Industrial Engineering
Committee Chair/Advisor
Mason, Scott J
Committee Member
Ferrell , William G
Committee Member
Kurz , Mary Elizabeth
Abstract
In this thesis, we present a new metaheuristic algorithm for analyzing challenging optimization problems. Initial testing reveals the potential for the algorithm, which is based on the rooting phenomena found in plants in nature, to quickly produce effective solutions to challenging combinatorial optimization problems in the class NP. We present computational results describing the proposed metaheuristic's efficacy for an important class of scheduling problems and discuss areas of future work and application.
Recommended Citation
Nemati, Behzad, "A NEW METAHEURISTIC ALGORITHM MOTIVATED BY THE ROOTING PHENOMENA IN PLANTS" (2012). All Theses. 1206.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1206