@article{article_337415, title={An ABC Algorithm Inspired by Boolean Operators for Knapsack and Lot Sizing Problems}, journal={Academic Platform - Journal of Engineering and Science}, volume={6}, pages={142–152}, year={2018}, DOI={10.21541/apjes.337415}, author={Hançer, Emrah}, keywords={Boolean logic,knapsack,artificial bee colony,lot sizing}, abstract={<p>This paper proposes a logically inspired artificial bee colony algorithm (ABCLO) to deal with the knapsack and lot sizing problems shown in many forms such as in economics, engineering and business. The proposed ABC-LO algorithm aims to find fitter solutions using the search mechanism designed through the basic Boolean operators. To verify the effectiveness of the ABC-LO algorithm, it is analyzed and compared with the recent variants of particle swarm optimization, artificial bee colony and genetic algorithms. The results indicate that the proposed ABC-LO algorithm performs well in knapsack and lot sizing problem sets compared to the others. <br /> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Akademik Perspektif Derneği}