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EOR
2008
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A branch-and-bound algorithm for the linear ordering problem with cumulative costs
The Linear Ordering Problem with Cumulative Costs is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem arising from an application in UMTS mobile-phone communication systems. This pap...
Giovanni Righini
ENDM
2010
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Minimizing Expected Attacking Cost in Networks
A branch-and-bound algorithm is devised to determine the optimal attack strategy to disconnect a network where the objective is to minimize the expected attacking cost. The attack...
Anis Gharbi, Mohamed Naceur Azaiez, Mohamed Kharbe...
AAAI
2004
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Study of Lower Bound Functions for MAX-2-SAT
Recently, several lower bound functions are proposed for solving the MAX-2-SAT problem optimally in a branch-and-bound algorithm. These lower bounds improve significantly the perf...
Haiou Shen, Hantao Zhang
AMAI
2004
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Improving Exact Algorithms for MAX-2-SAT
We study three new techniques which will speed up the branch-and-bound algorithm for the MAX-2-SAT problem: The first technique is a new lower bound function for the algorithm an...
Haiou Shen, Hantao Zhang
KES
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
A Robust Approach for Improving Computational Efficiency of Order-Picking Problems
The new market forces have affected the operation of distribution centers (DCs) extremely. The DCs demand an increased productivity and a low cost in their daily operation. This pa...
Yu-Min Chiang, Shih-Hsin Chen, Kuo-Chang Wu