Constraint-Based Local Search

by Laurent Michel and Pascal van Hentenryck

Book Overview

Introducing a method for solving combinatorial optimization problems that combines the techniques of constraint programming and local search.

The ubiquity of combinatorial optimization problems in our society is illustrated by the novel application areas for optimization technology, which range from supply chain management to sports tournament scheduling. Over the last two decades, constraint programming has emerged as a fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026251348X
• ISBN13: 9780262513487
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher