p-facility Huff location problem on networks

The p-facility Huff location problem aims at locating facilities on a competitive environment so as to maximize the market share. While it has been deeply studied in the field of continuous location, in this paper we study the p-facility Huff location problem on networks formulated as a Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming problem that can be … Read more

New Discoveries of Domination between Traffic Matrices

A traffic matrix $D_1$ dominates a traffic matrix $D_2$ if any capacity reservation supporting $D_1$ supports $D_2$ as well. We prove that $D_3$ dominates $D_3+ \lambda(D_2-D_1)$ for any $\lambda\geq 0$ if $D_1$ dominates $D_2$. By the property , it is pointed out that the domains supported by different traffic matrices are isomorphic on the extended … Read more

Efficient approaches for the robust network loading problem

We consider the Robust Network Loading problem with splittable flows and demands that belong to the budgeted uncertainty set. We compare the optimal solution cost and computational cost of the problem when using static routing, volume routing, affine routing, and dynamic routing. For the first three routing types, we compare the compact formulation with a … Read more

MILP formulations for the modularity density maximization problem

Cluster analysis refers to finding subsets of vertices of a graph (called clusters) which are more likely to be joined pairwise than vertices in different clusters. In the last years this topic has been studied by many researchers, and several methods have been proposed. One of the most popular is to maximize the modularity, which … Read more

Decomposition theorems for linear programs

It is well known that any feasible arc-flow solution to a network problem defined on a graph $G = (N, A)$, where $N$ is the set of nodes whereas $A$ is the set of arcs, can be expressed using at most $|A| + |N|$ paths and cycles having nonzero flow, out of these, at most … Read more

Integer programming formulations for the elementary shortest path problem

Given a directed graph G = (V, A) with arbitrary arc costs, the Elementary Shortest Path Problem (ESPP) consists of finding a minimum-cost path between two nodes s and t such that each node of G is visited at most once. If the costs induce negative cycles on G, the problem is NP-hard. In this … Read more

Tight extended formulations for independent set

This paper describes tight extended formulations for independent set. The first formulation is for arbitrary independence systems and has size $O(n+\mu)$, where $\mu$ denotes the number of inclusion-wise maximal independent sets. Consequently, the extension complexity of the independent set polytope of graphs is $O(1.4423^n)$. The size $O(2^\tw n)$ of the second extended formulation depends on … Read more

Local Search for Hop-constrained Directed Steiner Tree Problem with Application to UAV-based Multi-target Surveillance

We consider the directed Steiner tree problem (DSTP) with a constraint on the total number of arcs (hops) in the tree. This problem is known to be NP-hard, and therefore, only heuristics can be applied in the case of its large-scale instances. For the hop-constrained DSTP, we propose local search strategies aimed at improving any … Read more

A polyhedral study of the diameter constrained minimum spanning tree problem

This paper provides a study of integer linear programming formulations for the diameter constrained spanning tree problem (DMSTP) in the natural space of edge design variables. After presenting a straightforward model based on the well known jump inequalities a new stronger family of circular-jump inequalities is introduced. These inequalities are further generalized in two ways: … Read more

A new mixed integer linear programming formulation for one problem of exploration of online social networks

Enormous global popularity of online social network sites has initiated numerous studies and methods investigating different aspects of their use, so some concepts from network-based studies in optimization theory can be used for research into online networks. In Gaji\’c (2014) are given a several new mixed integer linear programming formulations for first and second problem … Read more