About a discussion ‘‘Development a new mutation operator to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem by aid of genetic algorithms’’, by Murat Albayrak and Novruz Allahverdi, (2011). Expert System with Applications (38) (pp. 1313–1320)

Abstract

In the Short Communication published in “Expert Systems with Application” in volume 41 2014, (Comments on "Albayrak, M., & Allahverdi N. (2011). Development a new mutation operator to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem by aid of Genetic Algorithms. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(3), 1313-1320": A Proposal of Good Practice; E. Osaba, E. Onieva, F. Diaz, R. Carballedo, Volume: 41, Issue: 4, Pages: 1530-1531, Part: 1, MARCH 2014) the Osoba E. et al have discussed our method to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem pointing that we use our developed new algorithm to compare different versions of a classical genetic algorithm, each of one with a different mutation operator and they write that this can generate some controversy. Here we shortly analyze the comment of Osaba E. et al to show that our comparing method has a chance of existence.