Round-Table Group Optimization for Sequencing Problems

Round-Table Group Optimization for Sequencing Problems

In this paper, a round-table group optimization (RTGO) algorithm is presented. RTGO is a simple metaheuristic framework using the insights of research on group creativity. In a cooperative group, the agents work in iterative sessions to search innovative ideas in a common problem landscape. Each agent has one base idea stored in its individual memory, and one social idea fed by a round-table gr...

Round table.

Emotional problems in children; summary of round table discussion.

1129 5 EMOTIONAL problems in children are closely rebated to disturbances in panent-child relationships, much of the discussion was focused around this aspect of the topic. Much of the pediatrician’s activities with parents concerns itself with attempts to influence parent-child relationships for the benefit of the child patient. A great deal has been learned in child psychiatry about the manag...

The Caux Round Table principles for business.

In 1994, the Caux Round Table in Switzerland developed what is believed to be the first international code of business ethics. Business leaders from Japan, Europe and the United States collaborated to create a set of principles rooted in two basic ideals: kyosei and human dignity. Because of its importance and its applicability to the conduct of today's health care businesses, this entire colum...

Round Table III: Mycoplasma Arthritis

Tendons and tendon sheaths and periarticular tissues are frequently involved in arthritides associated with mycoplasmas. It was therefore thought relevant to enlarge the title to "Arthritis and tenosynovitis." The arthritic conditions associated with mycoplasma infection were considered in turn for the rabbit, the rat and mouse, the chicken and turkey, the human patient, the pig, and cattle, sh...