An exact approach for the multi-constraint graph partitioning problem

Autor: Diego Recalde, Ramiro Torres, Polo Vaca
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 289-308 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2192-4406
DOI: 10.1007/s13675-020-00126-9
Popis: In this work, a multi-constraint graph partitioning problem is introduced. The input is an undirected graph with costs on the edges and multiple weights on the nodes. The problem calls for a partition of the node set into a fixed number of clusters, such that each cluster satisfies a collection of node weight constraints, and the total cost of the edges whose end nodes are in the same cluster is minimized. It arises as a sub-problem of an integrated vehicle and pollster problem from a real-world application. Two integer programming formulations are provided, and several families of valid inequalities associated with the respective polyhedra are proved. An exact algorithm based on Branch & Bound and cutting planes is proposed, and it is tested on real-world instances.
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