Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2005

Abstract

Presently, most tabu search designers devise their applications without considering the potential of design and code reuse, which consequently prolong the development of subsequent applications. In this paper, we propose a software solution known as Tabu Search Framework (TSF), which is a generic C++ software framework for tabu search implementation. The framework excels in code recycling through the use of a well- designed set of generic abstract classes that clearly define their collaborative roles in the algorithm. Additionally, the framework incorporates a centralized process and control mechanism that enhances the search with intelligence. This results in a generic framework that is capable of solving a wide range of combinatorial optimization problems using various tabu search techniques and adaptive strategies. The applications of TSF are demonstrated on the implementation of two NP-hard problems, the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) and Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP). We show that TSF is able to obtain quality solutions within reasonable implementation as well as computation time.

Keywords

Combinatorial optimization, Reusability, Software framework, Tabu search

Discipline

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Publication

Metaheuristics: Progress as real problem solvers

Volume

32

Editor

T. Ibaraki, K. Nonobe, and M. Yagiura

First Page

203

Last Page

226

ISBN

9780387253831

Identifier

10.1007/0-387-25383-1_9

Publisher

Springer Verlag

City or Country

New York

Additional URL

http://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25383-1_9

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