Table 7.

Validation of each metaheuristic.

Test problem	SA		NSGA-II		SEO		AMSEO
	MNPS	MNPS/NPS	MNPS	MNPS/NPS	MNPS	MNPS/NPS	MNPS	MNPS/NPS
SP1	4	0.8	3	0.6	5	0.71	6	0.85
SP2	6	0.75	7	0.7	8	0.88	10	0.90
SP3	7	0.77	9	0.9	10	0.9	11	0.91
SP4	7	0.7	10	0.72	11	0.91	12	0.85
Average		0.75		0.73		0.85		0.88