We discussed the basic notion of a look ahead mechanism as it can be found in the pilot method.
Throughout the class we discovered a few lessons learned such as- We are in heuristic city, so everything might work (and there is no free lunch)

.- A little bit of randomization helps.- A little bit of diversification helps.- A little bit of looking ahead helps.

Aula dada nos dias 3 e 4 de Maio entre as 15.30 e 17h (3 de Maio) e entre 15h e 16.30 (4 de Maio)

A Case Study was taught to exemplify the difference in application of simulated annealing and tabu search (here Reactive Tabu Search) in a real-world application in warehouse management.

Literally the case used the concept of an online pickup and delivery problem.