The ever-increasing demand on engineers to lower production costs to withstand global
competition has prompted engineers to look for rigorous methods of decision making,
such as optimization methods, to design and produce products and systems both
economically and efficiently. Optimization techniques, having reached a degree of
maturity in recent years, are being used in a wide spectrum of industries, including
aerospace, automotive, chemical, electrical, construction, and manufacturing industries.
With rapidly advancing computer technology, computers are becoming more powerful,
and correspondingly, the size and the complexity of the problems that can be solved
using optimization techniques are also increasing. Optimization methods, coupled with
modern tools of computer-aided design, are also being used to enhance the creative
process of conceptual and detailed design of engineering systems.
competition has prompted engineers to look for rigorous methods of decision making,
such as optimization methods, to design and produce products and systems both
economically and efficiently. Optimization techniques, having reached a degree of
maturity in recent years, are being used in a wide spectrum of industries, including
aerospace, automotive, chemical, electrical, construction, and manufacturing industries.
With rapidly advancing computer technology, computers are becoming more powerful,
and correspondingly, the size and the complexity of the problems that can be solved
using optimization techniques are also increasing. Optimization methods, coupled with
modern tools of computer-aided design, are also being used to enhance the creative
process of conceptual and detailed design of engineering systems.
