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Scheduling continuous casting of aluminum using a multiple objective ant colony optimization metaheuristic by Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson L., Gagné, Caroline

“…This paper presents an ant colony optimization metaheuristic for the solution of an industrial scheduling problem in an aluminum casting center. We present an…”
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Predation and the evolution of prey behavior: an experiment with tree hole mosquitoes by Juliano, Steven A, Gravel, Marc E

“…We tested for facultative changes in behavior of an aquatic insect in response to cues from predation and for evolution of prey behavior in response to…”
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Parallel Ant Colony Optimization on Graphics Processing Units by Delévacq, Audrey, Delisle, Pierre, Gravel, Marc, Krajecki, Michaël

“…The purpose of this paper is to propose effective parallelization strategies for the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) metaheuristic on Graphics Processing Units…”
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GISMOO: A new hybrid genetic/immune strategy for multiple-objective optimization by Zinflou, Arnaud, Gagné, Caroline, Gravel, Marc

“…In this paper, we propose a new Pareto generic algorithm, called GISMOO, which hybridizes genetic algorithm and artificial immune systems. GISMOO algorithm is…”
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A hybrid genetic algorithm for the single machine scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times by Sioud, A., Gravel, M., Gagné, C.

“…This paper presents a hybrid approach based on the integration between a genetic algorithm (GA) and concepts from constraint programming, multi-objective…”
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Solving real car sequencing problems with ant colony optimization by Gagné, Caroline, Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson L.

“…An automobile assembly line is usually configured as three successive shops in which the body is constructed, painted, and then assembled together with all…”
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Ant colony optimization with a specialized pheromone trail for the car-sequencing problem by Morin, Sara, Gagné, Caroline, Gravel, Marc

“…This paper studies the learning process in an ant colony optimization algorithm designed to solve the problem of ordering cars on an assembly line…”
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A genetic algorithm for solving a hybrid flexible flowshop with sequence dependent setup times by Sioud, Aymen, Gravel, Marc, Gagne, Caroline

“…In this paper, we propose a genetic algorithm (GA) to solve a realistic variant of flowshop problem. The variant considered here is a hybrid flexible flowshop…”
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Ensuring population diversity in genetic algorithms: A technical note with application to the cell formation problem by Nsakanda, Aaron Luntala, Price, Wilson L., Diaby, Moustapha, Gravel, Marc

“…The entropy-based measure has been used in previous works to compute the population diversity in solving the cell formation problem with the genetic algorithm…”
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Pareto memetic algorithm for multiple objective optimization with an industrial application by Zinflou, Arnaud, Gagné, Caroline, Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson L.

“…Multiple objective combinatorial optimization problems are difficult to solve and often, exact algorithms are unable to produce optimal solutions. The…”
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Scheduling jobs in an Alcan aluminium foundry using a genetic algorithm by Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson L., Gagné, Caroline

“…We present a genetic algorithm for the solution of an industrial scheduling problem in an Alcan aluminium foundry situated in Québec. We seek the best…”
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Efficient solutions to the cell-formation problem with multiple routings via a double-loop genetic algorithm by Gravel, Marc, Luntala Nsakanda, Aaron, Price, Wilson

“…We present a genetic approach for finding efficient solutions to the problem of forming manufacturing cells for products having multiple routings. We consider…”
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An interactive tool for designing manufacturing cells for an assembly job-shop by Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson, Gagne, Caroline

“…Cellular manufacturing is often implemented to reduce work in progress, materials handling, set-ups and storage space, as well as to improve quality and worker…”
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Multi-colony parallel ant colony optimization on SMP and multi-core computers by Delisle, P., Krajecki, M., Gravel, M.

“…The purpose of this paper is to propose an effective implementation of the Ant Colony Optimization metaheuristic on actual shared-memory parallel computers. We…”
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Solving multiple-objective optimization problems using GISMOO algorithm by Zinflou, A., Gagne, C., Gravel, M.

“…In this paper, we proposed a new Pareto generic algorithm which hybridizes genetic algorithm and artificial immune systems. Numerical experiments were made…”
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Solving the industrial car sequencing problem in a Pareto sense by Zinflou, A., Gagne, C., Gravel, M.

“…Until now, the industrial car sequencing problem, as defined during the ROADEF 2005 Challenge, has been tackled by organizing objectives in a hierarchy. In…”
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Designing hybrid integrative evolutionary approaches to the car sequencing problem by Zinflou, A., Gagne, C., Gravel, M.

“…In this paper, we present three new integrative approaches for solving the classical car sequencing problem. These approaches are essentially based on a…”
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Visual Interactive Simulation Shows How to Use the Kanban Method in Small Business by Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson L

“…Visual simulation allowed us to show the managers of a small clothing plant how the Kanban method could help them, to persuade them to accept it, and to…”
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L’arbitrage de différends chez les policiers et pompiers du Québec by Bolduc, Michel, Clément, Jean-Guy, Dulude, Guy E., Gravel, Marc

“…Le système d’arbitrage de différends, chez les policiers et pompiers en particulier, a été l’objet de sévères critiques ces dernières années. Malgré le…”
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