# Questions tagged [knapsack]

For questions related to the knapsack problem that seeks to find the number of each item to include in a limited container (in an integer knapsack or whether to include an item in a binary knapsack), given each item's weight and value, with the goal of maximizing the total value.

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### Dynamic Programming - Formulating recurrence relation

We wish to apply dynamic programming techniques to find the optimal betting strategy for a pool to wager on the outcome of the NCAA men's basketball tournament 64 teams compete in a single ...
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### NP-hardness of a special case of multiple choice knapsack problem

Let us consider the following problem: \begin{align} \max &\quad\sum_{i=1}^n\sum_{j=1}^m v_{i,j}\cdot x_{i,j} \\ \text{s.t.}&\quad \sum_{i=1}^n x_{i,j} =1 &\forall j =1,\dots,m \\ &\...
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### Estimate lagrangian multiplier based on instance characteristics

Assume we have a simple resource allocation problem, where all players have the same cost, but a different utility $a_s$. The resources assigned to a certain player must be between $L$ and $M$. ...
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### Solving weekday and weekend fare movies

Thinking if it is a Knapsack problem. Here is the scenario: Michael and his daughter (7 year old kid) enjoy going to cinema for movies. ...
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### 0-1 knapsack with non-linear objective function

There's efficient algorithms for solving the 0-1 knapsack problems when the objective function is just a sum of profits. I am dealing with the following problem with non-linear objective function: \...
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### Looking for a similar optimization problem

I want to know if there is any already defined problem that could give me a hint on how should I approach the following task. There are N tasks that should be accomplished, each task requires ...
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### Is there a knapsack problem which allows 'out-of-capacity'?

I wonder if there is an option in the knapsack problem which has a huge cost for 'out-of-capacity' instead of strictly limiting the constraint.
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### A variant of maximum sum subarray problem?

This is related to the foillowing Q on Cross Validated https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/483002/experimental-design-problem-with-goofy-constraints which I am trying to answer, but the ...
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### What is the generalization of the resource allocation problem I'm dealing with here?

I'm dealing with a problem as follows: I have a finite set of money $m$ to spend over $r$ different raffles, and I need to spend approximately to my budget, with the goal of maximizing my probability ...
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### knapsack problem with non-linear constraint

I have a basic knapsack problem where I need to fit the most weight possible in a bin: ...
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### Multiple Knapsacks with splitting

I am trying to solve a problem that I believe is a variation of the multiple knapsacks. Like the classical multiple knapsacks problem, I have a set of items, each one with a weight and a value and I ...
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### How to solve knapsack problem with simulated annealing?

I was going through the course contents of Optimization with Metaheuristics in Python in udemy , where they have solved a quadratic assignment problem using Simulated annealing in python , i was ...
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### Does this problem fall into any common problem definition…Knapsack maybe?

I am struggling to find a representative problem formulation for this optimization challenge. I have implemented a MILP in Matlab, but the run time is taking more then a day. My goal is to see if it ...
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### Solving a variant of multiple knapsack problem/ generalized assignment problem

Consider $m$ knapsack and $n$ items. With each knapsack $j$ associated a capacity $c(j)$ and with each item $i$ associated a profit $p(i,j)$ (that depends on the knapsack, so it's not exactly the ...
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### Solving a knapsack problem with a lot of items

I am wondering what are the fastest ways(faster than classical dynamic programming) to solve the knapsack problem (to optimality) with $n$ items when $n$ is nearly equal to $10000$ ? Apart from ...
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### How to convert 3D bin packing problem to 2D bin packing approximation?

I'm trying to approximately solve a 3D container loading problem. Is it possible to use 2D bin packing algorithms? If so, how do we make the transformation? What are the conditions needed to make the ...
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### Looking for books in the same style as Hans Kellerer 2004, Knapsack Problems

I really enjoyed reading Hans Kellerer, David Pisinger, Ulrich Pferschy 2004 book Knapsack Problems. Can anybody recommend books in a similar style, about some other classes of problems / optimisation?...
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### Shipments consolidation - how to model mutually exclusive items with OR-Tools CP Solver in Python (multi-knapsack, updated)

I am implementing a solution for packages consolidation (basing on Nurse Problem solution) with OR-Tools CP Solver. There is a factory that manufactures some small Packages that need to be ...
### Prove that these linear programming problems are bounded by $O(k^{1/2})$
Prove that these linear programming problems are bounded by $O(k^{1/2})$ Conjecturally the expanded partial sums of the Möbius transform of the Harmonic numbers have two out of three properties in ...