Future Generation Computer Systems
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Ant colony-based algorithm for constructing broadcasting tree with degree and delay constraints
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Ontological recommendation multi-agent for Tainan City travel
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Text feature selection using ant colony optimization
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Data mining with an ant colony optimization algorithm
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
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For schools, parks, and recreational areas, the maintenance of green areas is important, but it places a heavy burden on both manpower and budget. In this paper, we proposed a model to search for the minimum gardener manpower requirements and a near-optimal maintenance schedule for the green areas. Unlike other applications of ant colony optimization, we grouped the ants into teams to represent gardeners and considered the path of an ant team a schedule solution. We implemented the proposed model using a decision support system called the Garden-Ant. In addition, the feasibility of the model was evaluated on a campus. The results of the evaluation indicated that the proposed model could provide an appropriate maintenance plan, including manpower estimation and an all-inclusive maintenance schedule. Because the complicated calculations are performed by the model instead of by an administrator, the maintenance planning of green areas can be accomplished in an easy and efficient manner.