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### Convex Optimization: Separation of Cones

I am trying to solve Exercise 2.39 at Boyd and Vandenberghe's Convex Optimization book. In one source, the answer is given as: 2.39 Separation of cones. Let $K$ and $\tilde K$ be two convex cones ...
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### Gurobi stuck at start - 16GB RAM exhausted

I'm solving a large instance using Gurobi 7.0, 64-bit version on machine with 16GB of RAM. Gurobi is stuck at the start and all the memory is exhausted. Here is the output: ...
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### Data Formulation for Mixed-Integer-Programming Models

Until now, I have used the Gurobi, CPLEX and OR-Tools (GCO) interface to formulate mixed-integer-programming models. Recently, I have discovered MiniZinc and want to utilize it to formulate big ...
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### Restoring a list from differences

Given a list of (absolute valued) pair differences ordered and with duplicates removed, how can we recover/reconstruct the list that generated these differences? We do not know anything about the ...
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### Column generation for TSP

For teaching purposes, I would like to solve the Travelling Salesman Problem with a column generation approach. In the academic literature, an approach is proposed (for example here), where columns ...
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### Publishing paper that uses LP solver to solve equation

I was reading this paper by Cerna et al. (2018)1. In the paper there are only CPLEX-solvable equations given by the authors and the results. How valuable is this paper, and what is its quality? Can ...
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### MIP for similar production percentages in production planning

As a task, I want to produce three products $x,y,z$ in different quantities $a,b,c>0$ respectively. It is not always possible to produce the full amount of each product, because of a lack of ...
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### What is the technique of branch-and-bound used in Knitro to solve MINLP?

I am using Knitro to solve an MINLP using branch-and-bound and I want to know about the reference or technique they are adopting to code their algorithm. I know that there are many applications of ...
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### Demonstrating a given solution is basic for a MCFP?

Given a minimum-cost flow problem, how could I go about demonstrating that a specific solution (as sets of basic and non-basic (!) arcs that build a rooted spanning tree for a given graph) is basic ...
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### Current Issues of Interest

What are some current issue of interest in Operations Research? I am interested in current topics that experts in the field are interested in researching.
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### GUROBI Re-optimize a model

(For Linear Programming) I am aware of CPLEX's reoptimize methods. If I am not wrong, if you solve a problem and after that you add a new constraint, then you can call the reoptimize method for not to ...
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### k-means/k-medoids Clustering Implementation in CPLEX Java

I am trying to model a grouping algorithm as k-means clustering problem, by referring to the general definition as mentioned in Wikipedia. In my system, I have $N$ nodes that I want to group in $m$ ...
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### Which Constraint solver is extensible to CSP algorithms?

I am novice to constraint programming and I need to implement the following algorithms. Backtacking Conflict-based backjumping AC partial lookahead MAC Forward checking Forward checking + dom ...
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### Customer clustering to solve very large-scale VRPs

I am looking for references that used customer aggregation to solve large-scale Vehicle Routing Problems. By aggregation, I mean clustering the customers together and representing them with one node ...
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### RCPSP minizinc model

I'm working on a resource‐constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) in Minizinc but I have problems with the running times when the dataset is big (like 400 jobs, 2 resources, 1,000 precedences, ...
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### Variant of job shop scheduling problem

I'm looking to identify a problem in the literature that I'm currently solving. I have a set of jobs each having a set of operations. Each operation has a duration. An operation may be done by a ...
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### Complexity comparision between purely BLP and MILP problems?

Could someone please comment and answer on the complexity of purely binary linear programming (BLP) and mixed-integer linear programming (MILP)? In MILP, we have both binary and continuous variables ...
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### How to remove or replace sub tour elimination constraints in the VRP variant models?

In many of vehicle routing problems variant (VRP), which can be formulated using MIPs, to avoid creating sub tour, we need to use sub tour elimination constraints (SEC). One of the known SEC is (I ...
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### CPLEX Python API

I am trying to run the following optimization problem at Python by using the CPLEX API: $$\min \{x_1 + x_2\ | \ x_1 \geq 3, x_2 \geq 2, 2x_1 + x_2 \geq 9\}$$ I just want to give a matrix of ...
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### Interface for Cbc - COIN-OR

I would like to code some IP/MIP models in python and test them with an open-source solver. As of now, I only know the Cbc - COIN-OR open-source solver. I have already tried the or-tools interface, ...
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### Design choices on how to implement several algorithms for the same problem

When one is interested in solving a problem but considering different objective functions the choice is easy, a class for problem, a class for solution and a class by algorithm then in the main ...
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### Problem with big-M in CPLEX OPL

I have a model for the no-wait flow shop scheduling problem, that utilizes the linear ordering variables, and there is a constraint with big-M. When I implement the model in ...
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### Sources to learn about Sample Average Approximation for practitioners

I want to start learning Stochastic Programming, beginning with SAA (Sample Average Approximation) and keeping a practitioner's perspective in mind, i.e. I would like my sources to collectively cover ...
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### Metaheuristic to solve general MIPs

Many papers formulate their (NP-hard) problem as ILP or MILP and then show Cplex/Gurobi are unable to solve instances of a certain size. Then they introduce a meta-heuristic solution approach to solve ...
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### Branch and Bound Implementation

Branch and Bound (B&B) is a general solution approach to solve combinatorial optimisation problems. I was wondering how B&B is implemented in practice. Although it may be relevant, but I am ...
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### Finding the optimal, spatially compact set of grid cells

I have a regular grid of cells, maybe square, maybe hexagonal. Each cell has a numeric value associated with it. How can I find a subset of cells that are: a connected, compact set and have an ...
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### Branch and Cut algorithm

Could someone please explain what is the point of this added cut? Also how was it deduced? Could someone please give some examples of this sort? As I've been searching for such examples but did not ...
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### Branch and Bound question

1) In question (b)(2), is the answer supposed to be $[0,14400]$? Since $0$ is the minimum of the function $\max z= 3100x_1 +2600x_2 +3500 x_3+2800x_4 +2400x_5$ where $x$ is $0$ or $1$ depending on ...
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### Connection between solver and Julia's JuMP Package

I'm looking for ways or tips to connect a solver with the JuMP Package. I started reading the manual of Math Opt Interface (I don't know the right terms, but I'll call it the Backend of the JuMP), ...
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### VRP package for R

I work almost exclusively in R and Rstudio, and have found it to be an excellent ecosystem for data analysis and OR, including discrete event simulation, Monte Carlo simulation, MILP, and the ...
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### Problem solvable $\Rightarrow$ subproblems solvable if feasible region closed, convex?

Let $c \in \mathbb{R}^n$, $M \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ such that the problem \begin{align}P:\quad\min_{x \in \mathbb{R}^n}&\quad c^\intercal x\\\textrm{s.t.}&\quad x \in M\end{align} is solvable....
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### Speed of convergence for minimizing Rosenbrock's function

I am minimizing $f(x_1,x_2) = 100(x_2-x_1^2)^2 + (1-x_1)^2$, where I try many algorithms to compare with each other. All of the algorithms find the optimal solution $(1,1)$ quickly, so I am not ...
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I am solving a scheduling problem-to find shifts and task schedules- using column generation. In essence, it is a set covering problem with additional constraints. The problem seems to be that the ...