Accession Number:
AD0757428
Title:
On the Set Covering Problem. II. An Algorithm.
Descriptive Note:
Research rept. May-Nov 72,
Corporate Author:
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA MANAGEMENT SCIENCES RESEARCH GROUP
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Report Date:
1972-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
37.0
Abstract:
In an earlier paper the authors proved that any feasible integer solution to the linear program associated with the equality-constrained set covering problem can be obtained from any other feasible integer solution by a sequence of less than m pivots where m is the number of equations, such that each solution generated in the sequence is integer. However, degeneracy makes it difficult to find a sequence of pivots leading to an integer optimum. In the paper the authors give a constructive characterization of adjacency relations between integer vertices of the feasible set, which enables them to generate edges all, if necessary connecting a given integer vertex to adjacent integer vertices. This helps overcome the difficulties caused by degeneracy and leads to a class of algorithms of which two are discussed. Author Modified Abstract
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Subject Categories:
- Operations Research