Research on the application of ant colony algorithm in medical waste recycling

The recovery and treatment of rural medical waste is faced with complex logistics problems and high costs, which has been difficult to solve this task effectively. To this end, using model building and simulation, we propose an optimization method based on ant colony algorithm, which simulates the collaboration and information sharing of ants when finding food, and uses pheromone communication between individual ants to optimize path planning and logistics scheduling. Optimize the recycling logistics of rural medical waste through the ant colony algorithm in the heuristic search algorithm. The algorithm is designed to improve the recovery efficiency and reduce the costs. The results show that, compared with other traditional algorithms, this algorithm has better time and space efficiency, and can effectively optimize the logistics path of rural medical waste recovery, with better optimization effect and higher practicability. Therefore, the optimization method proposed in this paper provides a feasible solution for the rural medical waste recovery and treatment, but also has a wide application prospect.

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2025-03-28
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3745238.3745353
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Municipal Solid Waste Management
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Research on the application of ant colony algorithm in medical waste recycling

X. Pan
Municipal Solid Waste Management
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Research on the application of ant colony algorithm in medical waste recycling

X. Pan
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The recovery and treatment of rural medical waste is faced with complex logistics problems and high costs, which has been difficult to solve this task effectively. To this end, using model building and simulation, we propose an optimization method based on ant colony algorithm, which simulates the collaboration and information sharing of ants when finding food, and uses pheromone communication between individual ants to optimize path planning and logistics scheduling. Optimize the recycling logistics of rural medical waste through the ant colony algorithm in the heuristic search algorithm. The algorithm is designed to improve the recovery efficiency and reduce the costs. The results show that, compared with other traditional algorithms, this algorithm has better time and space efficiency, and can effectively optimize the logistics path of rural medical waste recovery, with better optimization effect and higher practicability. Therefore, the optimization method proposed in this paper provides a feasible solution for the rural medical waste recovery and treatment, but also has a wide application prospect.

Shandong Management University (CN)
Responsible consumption and production
Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
Municipal Solid Waste Management
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