An adapted ant colony optimization algorithm for the minimization of the travel distance of pickers in manual warehouses.
Roberta De SantisRoberto MontanariGiuseppe VignaliEleonora BottaniPublished in: Eur. J. Oper. Res. (2018)
Keyphrases
- ant colony optimization algorithm
- travel distance
- ant colony optimization
- traveling salesman problem
- convergence speed
- sensor placement
- nature inspired
- swarm intelligence
- ant colony algorithm
- data warehouse
- objective function
- update rule
- semi automatic
- hybrid algorithm
- error prone
- cost savings
- supply chain management
- aco algorithm
- metaheuristic
- supply chain
- high resolution
- convergence rate
- combinatorial optimization
- learning algorithm