Sequencing and scheduling of job and tool in a flexible manufacturing cell

Optimization by Simulated Annealing

Scott Kirkpatrick, C. D. Gelatt, M.P. Vecchi · Science · 1983 · 44K citations

Numerical Analysis, Large-scale Global Optimization, Computational Science +15

Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines

N. Metropolis, Arianna W. Rosenbluth, M. N. Rosenbluth et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1953 · 36.5K citations

Numerical Analysis, Engineering, Material Simulation +22

Thermodynamical approach to the traveling salesman problem: An efficient simulation algorithm

V. Černý · Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications · 1985 · 3.4K citations

Mathematical Programming, Engineering, Simulated Annealing +14

Simulated annealing: A tool for operational research

Richard Eglese · European Journal of Operational Research · 1990 · 792 citations

Engineering, Simulated Annealing, Intelligent Optimization +6

Algorithms for Solving Production-Scheduling Problems

Bernard Giffler, Gerald L. Thompson · Operations Research · 1960 · 783 citations

Mathematical Programming, Production-scheduling Problems, Engineering +17