Fuzzy simheuristics: solving optimization problems under stochastic and uncertainty scenarios

Simheuristics combine metaheuristics with simulation in order to solve the optimization problems with stochastic elements. This paper introduces the concept of fuzzy simheuristics, which extends the simheuristics approach by making use of fuzzy techniques, thus allowing us to tackle optimization pro...

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Autores: Oliva Navarro, Diego Alberto, Copado Mendez, Pedro Jesus, Hinojosa, Salvador, Panadero, Javier, Riera Terrén, Daniel, Juan, Angel A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/127057
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10609/127057
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:simulation-optimization
simheuristics
fuzzy techniques
uncertainty
simulación-optimización
simheurística
técnicas difusas
incertidumbre
simulació-optimització
tècniques difuses
incertesa
Algorithms
Algorismes
Algoritmos
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Sumario:Simheuristics combine metaheuristics with simulation in order to solve the optimization problems with stochastic elements. This paper introduces the concept of fuzzy simheuristics, which extends the simheuristics approach by making use of fuzzy techniques, thus allowing us to tackle optimization problems under a more general scenario, which includes uncertainty elements of both stochastic and non-stochastic nature. After reviewing the related work, the paper discusses, in detail, how the optimization, simulation, and fuzzy components can be efficiently integrated. In order to illustrate the potential of fuzzy simheuristics, we consider the team orienteering problem (TOP) under an uncertainty scenario, and perform a series of computational experiments. The obtained results show that our proposed approach is not only able to generate competitive solutions for the deterministic version of the TOP, but, more importantly, it can effectively solve more realistic TOP versions, including stochastic and other uncertainty elements.