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Iterated Local Search

Optimization and Control 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

This is a survey of "Iterated Local Search", a general purpose metaheuristic for finding good solutions of combinatorial optimization problems. It is based on building a sequence of (locally optimal) solutions by: (1) perturbing the current solution; (2) applying local search to that modified solution. At a high level, the method is simple, yet it allows for a detailed use of problem-specific properties. After giving a general framework, we cover the uses of Iterated Local Search on a number of well studied problems.

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@article{arxiv.math/0102188,
  title  = {Iterated Local Search},
  author = {H. R. Lourenco and O. C. Martin and T. Stutzle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0102188},
  year   = {2007}
}

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49 pages