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The Use of Optimization Methods in Business and Public Services

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Handbook of Optimization

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Optimization methods have had successful applications in business and public services. Nowadays the new theories of soft computing are used for these purposes. The applications in business and public services have specific features in comparison with others. The processes are focused on private corporate attempts at money making or decreasing expenses. The optimization plays very important roles especially in business because it helps to reduce costs that can lead to higher profits and to success in the competitive fight. There are various optimization methods used: classical ones and methods using soft computing. There are especially the methods such as fuzzy logic, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, and the theory of chaos.

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Dostál, P. (2013). The Use of Optimization Methods in Business and Public Services. In: Zelinka, I., Snášel, V., Abraham, A. (eds) Handbook of Optimization. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30504-7_29

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