ABSTRACT

Contents 11.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 304 11.2 Combinatorial Optimization Problems ................................................... 306

11.2.1 Exact Method: Depth-First Branch and Bound ............................307 11.2.2 Approximation Method: Local Search ......................................... 308

11.3 Genetic Algorithms ..................................................................................309 11.3.1 Genetic and Evolution Operations ................................................ 315

11.4 Modular Systems Development ................................................................320 11.4.1 Decomposition Categories ............................................................321