Focusing on the Golden Ball Metaheuristic: An Extended Study on a Wider Set of Problems

Table 3

Summary of the characteristics of GB.

Number of teams (TN)	4
Number of players per team (PT)	12
Number of trainings without improvement for a custom training	6
Number of trainings without improvement for a special transfer	12
Custom training function for the ATSP, NQP, and BPP	HX
Custom training function for the VRPB	HRX
Conventional training functions for the ATSP, NQP, and BPP	2-opt, 3-opt, Swapping, and Insertion
Conventional training functions for the VRPB	2-opt, Insertion, Swapping Routes, and Insertion Routes