ENHANCING AN ALGORITHM FOR SET COVERING PROBLEMS

被引:101
作者
BEASLEY, JE [1 ]
JORNSTEN, K [1 ]
机构
[1] NORWEGIAN SCH ECON & BUSINESS ADM,INST FINANCE & MANAGEMENT SCI,N-5035 BERGEN,NORWAY
关键词
SET COVERING; LAGRANGEAN HEURISTIC; F-CUTS;
D O I
10.1016/0377-2217(92)90215-U
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
In this note we present enhancements to a previously published algorithm for the optimal solution of set covering problems. These enhancements relate to the use of a Lagrangean heuristic, feasible solution exclusion constraints, Gomory f-cuts and an improved branching strategy. Computational results, for problems involving up to 400 rows and 4000 columns, indicate that the enhanced algorithm gives better computational results than the original algorithm.
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页码:293 / 300
页数:8
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