Using iterated local search for solving the flow‐shop problem: Parallelization, parametrization, and randomization issues

Iterated local search (ILS) is a powerful framework for developing efficient algorithms for the permutation flow‐shop problem (PFSP). These algorithms are relatively simple to implement and use very few parameters, which facilitates the associated fine‐tuning process. Therefore, they constitute an attractive solution for real‐life applications. In this paper, we discuss some parallelization, parametrization, and randomization issues related to...