Journal of Heuristics, Volume 8

Volume 8, Number 1, January 2002

Filippo Focacci, Andrea Lodi, Michela Milano: Mathematical Programming Techniques in Constraint Programming: A Short Overview. 7-17
Michel Gendreau: Constraint Programming and Operations Research: Comments from an Operations Researcher. 19-24
Stefano Bistarelli, Ugo Montanari, Francesca Rossi: Soft Constraint Logic Programming and Generalized Shortest Path Problems. 25-41
Louis-Martin Rousseau, Michel Gendreau, Gilles Pesant: Using Constraint-Based Operators to Solve the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows. 43-58
Torsten Fahle, Ulrich Junker, Stefan E. Karisch, Niklas Kohl, Meinolf Sellmann, Bo Vaaben: Constraint Programming Based Column Generation for Crew Assignment. 59-81
Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell'Olmo: Constraint Propagation in Graph Coloring. 83-107
Amedeo Cesta, Angelo Oddi, Stephen F. Smith: A Constraint-Based Method for Project Scheduling with Time Windows. 109-136

Alan P. French, John M. Wilson: Heuristic Solution Methods for the Multilevel Generalized Assignment Problem. 143-153
Fen-Hui Lin, Way Kuo: Reliability Importance and Invariant Optimal Allocation. 155-171
Jorge Valenzuela, Alice E. Smith: A Seeded Memetic Algorithm for Large Unit Commitment Problems. 173-195
Peter Merz, Bernd Freisleben: Greedy and Local Search Heuristics for Unconstrained Binary Quadratic Programming. 197-213
F. Sibel Salman, Jayant Kalagnanam, Sesh Murthy, Andrew J. Davenport: Cooperative Strategies for Solving the Bicriteria Sparse Multiple Knapsack Problem. 215-239

Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Michel Toulouse: Introduction to the Special Issue on Parallel Meta-Heuristics. 247-249
Hermann Gehring, Jörg Homberger: Parallelization of a Two-Phase Metaheuristic for Routing Problems with Time Windows. 251-276
Ahmad A. Al-Yamani, Sadiq M. Sait, Habib Youssef, Hassan Barada: Parallelizing Tabu Search on a Cluster of Heterogeneous Workstations. 277-304
Martin Middendorf, Frank Reischle, Hartmut Schmeck: Multi Colony Ant Algorithms. 305-320
Michael Kirley: A Cellular Genetic Algorithm with Disturbances: Optimisation Using Dynamic Spatial Interactions. 321-342
Renata M. Aiex, Mauricio G. C. Resende, Celso C. Ribeiro: Probability Distribution of Solution Time in GRASP: An Experimental Investigation. 343-373
Félix García-López, Belén Melián-Batista, José A. Moreno-Pérez, J. Marcos Moreno-Vega: The Parallel Variable Neighborhood Search for the p-Median Problem. 375-388

Eric Angel, Vassilis Zissimopoulos: On the Hardness of the Quadratic Assignment Problem with Metaheuristics. 399-414
Mikhail Y. Kovalyov, Frank Werner: Approximation Schemes for Scheduling Jobs with Common Due Date on Parallel Machines to Minimize Total Tardiness. 415-428
Alexandre A. Andreatta, Celso C. Ribeiro: Heuristics for the Phylogeny Problem. 429-447
Marie-Christine Costa, Alain Hertz, Michel Mittaz: Bounds and Heuristics for the Shortest Capacitated Paths Problem. 449-465
Prabha Sharma: Permutation Polyhedra and Minimisation of the Variance of Completion Times on a Single Machine. 467-485

Jacek Blazewicz, Marta Kasprzak, Wojciech Kuroczycki: Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for DNA Sequencing with Errors. 495-502
Uwe Aickelin, Kathryn A. Dowsland: Enhanced Direct and Indirect Genetic Algorithm Approaches for a Mall Layout and Tenant Selection Problem. 503-514
C. K. Y. Lin, C. L. Wong, Y. C. Yeung: Heuristic Approaches for a Scheduling Problem in the Plastic Molding Department of an Audio Company. 515-540
El-Ghazali Talbi: A Taxonomy of Hybrid Metaheuristics. 541-564

Diptesh Ghosh, Gerard Sierksma: Complete Local Search with Memory. 571-584
Opher Dubrovsky, Gregory Levitin, Michal Penn: A Genetic Algorithm with a Compact Solution Encoding for the Container Ship Stowage Problem. 585-599
Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Michel Gendreau: Cooperative Parallel Tabu Search for Capacitated Network Design. 601-627
José Fernando Gonçalves, Jorge Raimundo de Almeida: A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Assembly Line Balancing. 629-642