diff --git a/app/jobs/table_simulator_job.rb b/app/jobs/table_simulator_job.rb
index 51b7256..0471795 100644
--- a/app/jobs/table_simulator_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/table_simulator_job.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class TableSimulatorJob < ApplicationJob
     ActsAsTenant.with_tenant(Wedding.find(wedding_id)) do
       engine = VNS::Engine.new
 
-      engine.add_perturbation(Tables::Swap)
-      engine.add_perturbation(Tables::Shift)
+      engine.add_optimization(Tables::Swap)
+      engine.add_optimization(Tables::Shift)
 
       initial_solution = Tables::Distribution.new(min_per_table: MIN_PER_TABLE, max_per_table: MAX_PER_TABLE)
       initial_solution.random_distribution(Guest.potential.shuffle)
diff --git a/app/services/vns/engine.rb b/app/services/vns/engine.rb
index d66c80b..075ad1a 100644
--- a/app/services/vns/engine.rb
+++ b/app/services/vns/engine.rb
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@ module VNS
       @target_function = function
     end
 
-    def add_perturbation(klass)
-      @perturbations ||= Set.new
-      @perturbations << klass
+    def add_optimization(klass)
+      @optimizations ||= Set.new
+      @optimizations << klass
     end
 
     attr_writer :initial_solution
 
     def run
       raise 'No target function defined' unless @target_function
-      raise 'No perturbations defined' unless @perturbations
+      raise 'No optimizations defined' unless @optimizations
       raise 'No initial solution defined' unless @initial_solution
 
       @best_solution = @initial_solution
       @best_score = @target_function.call(@best_solution)
 
-      self.class.sequence(@perturbations).each do |perturbation|
-        optimize(perturbation)
+      self.class.sequence(@optimizations).each do |optimization|
+        optimize(optimization)
       end
 
       @best_solution
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ module VNS
 
     private
 
-    def optimize(perturbation_klass)
+    def optimize(optimization_klass)
       loop do
         optimized = false
 
-        perturbation_klass.new(@best_solution).each do |alternative_solution|
+        optimization_klass.new(@best_solution).each do |alternative_solution|
           score = @target_function.call(alternative_solution)
           next if score >= @best_score
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/vns.rake b/lib/tasks/vns.rake
index b8c7b3a..9554a76 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/vns.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/vns.rake
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ namespace :vns do
 
       engine = VNS::Engine.new
 
-      engine.add_perturbation(Tables::Swap)
-      engine.add_perturbation(Tables::Shift)
+      engine.add_optimization(Tables::Swap)
+      engine.add_optimization(Tables::Shift)
 
       hierarchy = AffinityGroupsHierarchy.new
       initial_solution = Tables::Distribution.new(min_per_table: 8, max_per_table: 10, hierarchy:)