Discrete dynamic optimising (DDO) was proposed to solve the transmission
planning problem by Dusonchet and El-Abiad [13]. The basic idea of this method
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was to combine deterministic search procedure of dynamic programming with
discrete optimising a probabilistic search coupled with a heuristic stopping criterion.
The proposed method provides a way of dealing with two problems, which are size
and complexity of the procedures for evaluating the performance of alternate
strategies, through the use of a probabilistic search procedure and dynamic
programming. Another advantage of this method is the probability through the
neighbourhood concept to take into account in solution process the planner’s
experience.