See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225883029 Application of Stochastic Global Optimization Algorithms to Practical Problems Article in Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications · January 1997 DOI: 10.1023/A:1022617804737 · Source: OAI CITATIONS 88 READS 38 3 authors, including: Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: mixed integer nonlinear programming problem, optimization in big data View project Montaz Ali University of the Witwatersrand 113 PUBLICATIONS 1,987 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All content following this page was uploaded by Montaz Ali on 28 December 2013. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. All in-text references underlined in blue are added to the original document and are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately.