The Energy Minimization Method: A Multiobjective Fitness Evaluation Technique and Its Application to the Production Scheduling in a Petroleum Refinery
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This paper reviews the multiobjective fitness evaluation method called Energy Minimization (Zebulum et al, 1998a; Zebulum et al, 1998b; Zebulum et al, 2000a), and presents an analysis of the method's behavior when used in a genetic algorithm applied to production scheduling of a petroleum refinery. The experimental results are presented and analyzed, leading to an overall evaluation of the benefits provided by the model.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001