J. W. Barnes, M. Laguna and F. Glover
Intelligent Scheduling Systems, D. E. Brown and W. T. Scherer (Eds.),
Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 101-127 (1995)
During the last five years, tabu search has been shown to be a remarkably effective method in solving difficult problems in the timely and very important area of production scheduling. In this paper, we present an overview of the research that has contributed to that success. We also review the various techniques that have been employed, giving attention to advances that have led to major improvements and suggesting directions for future research.
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