A parallel water flow algorithm with local search for solving the quadratic assignment problem

In this paper, we adapt a nature-inspired optimization approach, the water flow algorithm, for solving the quadratic assignment problem. The algorithm imitates the hydrological cycle in meteorology and the erosion phenomenon in nature. In this algorithm, a systematic precipitation generating scheme...

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Published in:Journal of industrial and management optimization 2019-01, Vol.15 (1), p.235-259
Main Authors: Ming Ng, Kien, Hieu Tran, Trung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Assignment problem
Data analysis
Optimization
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Summary:In this paper, we adapt a nature-inspired optimization approach, the water flow algorithm, for solving the quadratic assignment problem. The algorithm imitates the hydrological cycle in meteorology and the erosion phenomenon in nature. In this algorithm, a systematic precipitation generating scheme is included to increase the spread of the raindrop positions on the ground to increase the solution exploration capability of the algorithm. Efficient local search methods are also used to enhance the solution exploitation capability of the algorithm. In addition, a parallel computing strategy is integrated into the algorithm to speed up the computation time. The performance of the algorithm is tested with the benchmark instances of the quadratic assignment problem taken from the QAPLIB. The computational results and comparisons show that our algorithm is able to obtain good quality or optimal solutions to the benchmark instances within reasonable computation time.
ISSN:1553-166X
1547-5816
1553-166X
DOI:10.3934/jimo.2018041