Soft Computing Techniques for Engineering Optimization

<p>This book covers the issues related to optimization of engineering and management problems using soft computing techniques with an industrial outlook. It covers a broad area related to real life complex decision making problems using a heuristics approach. It also explores a wide perspective and future directions in industrial engineering research on a global platform/scenario. The book highlights the concept of optimization presents various soft computing techniques offers sample problems and discusses related software programs complete with illustrations.</p><p>Features</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Explains the concept of optimization and relevance to soft computing techniques towards optimal solution in engineering and management </li> <li>Presents various soft computing techniques </li> <li>Offers problems and their optimization using various soft computing techniques </li> <li>Discusses related software programs with illustrations </li> <li>Provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to handle relevant software for obtaining the optimal solution to various engineering problems</li> </ul>