Special issue: M&S optimization applications in industry and engineering

摘要

Modeling and simulation (M&S) optimization applications in industry and engineering are as old as M&S itself, but the growth in computational power has allowed the description and resolution of complex issues using heuristic optimizations and M&S outside computational laboratories and in direct support of the workforce. This resulted in recent advancements in methodologies and frameworks of heuristic optimizations in industrial environments which have increased the spectrum of design and analysis tools to study complex engineering and business systems. In numerous business and engineering applications, optimization or M&S tools have been used independently to face and generate solutions and understanding of these applications. Further, many simulation-based optimization approaches have been designed and implemented to adequately estimate feasible solutions to major intricate problems that require capable tools that capture and process the inherent complexities associated with complex issues.