A multi-agent based cooperative approach to scheduling and routing

In this study, we propose a general agent-based distributed framework where each agent is implementing a different metaheuristic/local search combination. Moreover, an agent continuously adapts itself during the search process using a direct cooperation protocol based on reinforcement learning and p...

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Main Authors: Martin, Simon, Ouelhadj, Djamila, Beullens, Patrick, Özcan, Ender, Juan, Angel A., Burke, Edmund
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32191/