9.2. First Fit
9.2.1. Algorithm Description
The First Fit algorithm cycles through all the planning entities (in default order), initializing 1 planning entity at a time. It assigns the planning entity to the best available planning value, taking the already initialized planning entities into account. It terminates when all planning entities have been initialized. It never changes a planning entity after it has been assigned.
Notice that it starts with putting Queen A into row 0 (and never moving it later), which makes it impossible to reach the optimal solution. Suffixing this construction heuristic with metaheuristics can remedy that.
9.2.2. Configuration
Configure this solver phase:
<constructionHeuristic>
<constructionHeuristicType>FIRST_FIT</constructionHeuristicType>
</constructionHeuristic>
If the InitializingScoreTrend is ONLY_DOWN, this algorithm is faster: for an entity, it picks the first move for which the score does not deteriorate the last step score, ignoring all subsequent moves.
For advanced configuration, see Allocate Entity From Queue.
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