A hybrid scheduling approach for mega event transportation: integrating harmony search and black widow optimization.

ABSTRACT: Optimization techniques have been extensively employed to address various challenges in human life across numerous domains. This study introduces a novel hybrid optimization algorithm that combines the strengths of harmony search (HS) and black widow optimization (BWO). The primary contribution lies in combining the cannibalism mechanism of BWO into the improvisation process of HS, enhancing HS's ability to explore and refine solutions within the search space. The proposed Harmony Search Black Widow Optimization (HSBWO) algorithm is adapted and applied to a real-world optimization problem in transportation scheduling during the Hajj pilgrimage, particularly focusing on increasing the capacity of pilgrims' housing sites in the Muzdalifah area by reusing the sites multiple times. Efficiently

SUBMITTER: Shambour MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784756 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature