GAZI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, vol.37, no.1, pp.326-337, 2024 (ESCI)
Obtaining and storing large amounts of data have become easier with the rapidly developing
information technologies (IT). However, the data generated and collected, which are irrelevant
in and of themselves, become useful only when they are analyzed for a specific reason. Data
mining may transform raw data into useful information. In the present study, classification and
analysis of denim fabric quality characteristics according to denim fabric production parameters
were carried out. The present study proposes a new classification rule inference algorithm. The
suggested approach is mostly based on Artificial Bee Colony Optimization (ABC), a swarm
intelligence meta-heuristic. In each step of the algorithm, there are two phases called the
employed bee phase and the onlooker bee phase. This algorithm has been compared with the
classification algorithms in the related literature. This proposed algorithm is a new data mining
tool that intelligently combines various metaheuristic and neural networks and can generate
classification rules. The results indicate that the proposed data mining algorithms may be highly
useful in determining weight and width in denim fabric manufacture.