Table of Contents -- Title -- Copyright -- Introduction -- PART 1: Basic Notions -- 1 Introductory Problems -- 1.1. The "swing states" problem -- 1.2. Adel and his camels -- 1.3. Sauron's forges -- 2 A Review of Logistic Problems -- 2.1. Some history -- 2.2. Some polynomial problems -- 2.3. Packing problems -- 2.4. Routing problems -- 2.5. Production scheduling problems -- 2.6. Lot-sizing problems -- 2.7. Facility location problems -- 2.8. Conclusion -- 3 An Introduction to Metaheuristics -- 3.1. Optimization problems -- 3.2. Metaheuristics: basic notions -- 3.3. Individual-based metaheuristics -- 3.4. Population-based metaheuristics -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4 A First Implementation of Metaheuristics -- 4.1. Representing a list of objects -- 4.2. The implementation of a local search -- 4.3. The implementation of individual-based metaheuristics -- 4.14. Conclusion -- PART 2: Advanced Notions -- 5 The Traveling Salesman Problem -- 5.1. Representing a solution: the two-level tree structure -- 5.2. Constructing initial solutions -- 5.3. Neighborhood systems -- 5.4. Some results -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6 The Flow-Shop Problem -- 6.1. Representation and assessment of a solution -- 6.2. Construction of the initial solution -- 6.3. Neighborhood systems -- 6.4. Results -- 6.5. Conclusion -- 7 Some Elements for Other Logistic Problems -- 7.1. Direct representation versus indirect representation -- 7.2. Conditioning problems -- 7.3. Lot-sizing problems -- 7.4. Localization problems -- 7.5. Conclusion -- PART 3: Evolutions and Current Trends -- 8 Supply Chain Management -- 8.1. Introduction to supply chain management -- 8.2. Horizontal synchronization of the supply chain -- 8.3. Vertical synchronization of a supply chain -- 8.4. An integral approach of the supply chain -- 8.5. Conclusion -- 9 Hybridization and Coupling Using Metaheuristics.

9.1. Metaheuristics for the optimization of the supply chain -- 9.2. Hybridization of optimization methods -- 9.3. Coupling of optimization methods and performance evaluations -- 9.4. Conclusion -- 10 Flexible Manufacturing Systems -- 10.1. Introduction to the FMS challenges -- 10.2. The job-shop problem with transport -- 10.3. Proposal for a metaheuristic/simulation coupling -- 10.4. Workshop layout problem -- 10.5. Conclusion -- 11 Synchronization Problems Based on Vehicle Routings -- 11.1. Inventory routing problem -- 11.2. The location-routing problem -- 11.3. Conclusion -- 12 Solution to Problems -- 12.1. The swing state problem -- 12.2. Adel and his camels -- 12.3. The forges of Sauron -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- End User License Agreement.