The first part in this book presents four widely known metaheuristics. In the second part, it presents some other less widespread metaheuristics, then describes... » 

The first part in this book presents four widely known metaheuristics. In the second part, it presents some other less widespread metaheuristics, then describes extensions of metaheuristics and some ways of research. The last part concentrates on three case studies from telecommunications, air traffic control, and vehicle routing. «