SHORTEST PATH DETERMINATION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF RĒZEKNE MUNICIPALITY

This study describes an optimization method called Simulated Annealing. The Simulated Annealing method is widely used in various combinatorial optimization tasks. Simulated Annealing is a stochastic optimization method that can be used to minimize the specified cost function given a combinatorial system with multiple degrees of freedom. In this study the application of the Simulated Annealing method to a well - known task of combinatorial analysis, Travelling Salesman Problem, is demonstrated and an experiment aimed to find the shortest tour distances between educational institutions of Rēzekne Municipality is performed. It gives possibilities to analyze and search optimal schools' network in Rēzekne Municipality.