## A parallel branch-and-cut and an adaptive metaheuristic to solve the Family Traveling Salesman Problem

This paper addresses the Family Traveling Salesman Problem (FTSP), a variant of the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), in which nodes are grouped into families and the goal is to determine the minimum cost route by visiting only a subset of nodes from each family. We developed two methods to solve the FTSP: (i) a parallel … Read more

## Two Benders-type Branch-and-Cut Algorithms for Capacitated Facility Location with Single-Sourcing

We consider mixed 0-1 integer programs of the form $\min\{cx+hy: Ax+By \geq b, x \in \{0,1\}^n,y \in \{0,1\}^p \times \R^{N-p}_+\}$ in which the subproblem arising when $x$ is fixed has special structure. One such example is the capacitated facility location problem with single-sourcing in which the linear programming relaxation of the subproblem is a transportation … Read more

## Efficient MIP Techniques for Computing the Relaxation Complexity

The relaxation complexity rc(X) of the set of integer points X contained in a polyhedron is the minimal number of inequalities needed to formulate a linear optimization problem over X without using auxiliary variables. Besides its relevance in integer programming, this concept has interpretations in aspects of social choice, symmetric cryptanalysis, and machine learning. We … Read more

## A deterministic solver for multiobjective mixed-integer convex and nonconvex optimization

This paper proposes a general framework for solving multiobjective nonconvex optimization problems, i.e., optimization problems in which multiple objective functions have to be optimized simultaneously. Thereby, the nonconvexity might come from the objective or constraint functions, or from integrality conditions for some of the variables. In particular, multiobjective mixed-integer convex and nonconvex optimization problems are … Read more

## The Chvátal-Gomory Procedure for Integer SDPs with Applications in Combinatorial Optimization

In this paper we study the well-known Chvátal-Gomory (CG) procedure for the class of integer semidefinite programs (ISDPs). We prove several results regarding the hierarchy of relaxations obtained by iterating this procedure. We also study different formulations of the elementary closure of spectrahedra. A polyhedral description of the elementary closure for a specific type of … Read more

## Hub Network Design Problem with Capacity, Congestion and Stochastic Demand Considerations

We introduce the hub network design problem with congestion, capacity, and stochastic demand considerations (HNDC), which generalizes the classical hub location problem in several directions. In particular, we extend state-of-the-art by integrating capacity acquisition decision and congestion cost effect into the problem and allowing dynamic routing for origin-destination pairs. Connecting strategic and operational level decisions, … Read more

## The SCIP Optimization Suite 8.0

The SCIP Optimization Suite provides a collection of software packages for mathematical optimization centered around the constraint integer programming framework SCIP. This paper discusses enhancements and extensions contained in version 8.0 of the SCIP Optimization Suite. Major updates in SCIP include improvements in symmetry handling and decomposition algorithms, new cutting planes, a new plugin type … Read more

## Exact Methods for Discrete Γ-Robust Interdiction Problems with an Application to the Bilevel Knapsack Problem

Developing solution methods for mixed-integer bilevel problems is known to be a challenging task – even if all parameters of the problem are exactly known. Many real-world applications of bilevel optimization, however, involve data uncertainty due to some kind of bounded rationality. We study mixed-integer min-max problems with a follower who faces uncertainties regarding the … Read more

## Multi-depot routing with split deliveries: Models and a branch-and-cut algorithm

We study the multi-depot split-delivery vehicle routing problem (MDSDVRP) which combines the advantages and potential cost-savings of multiple depots and split-deliveries and develop the first exact algorithm for this problem. We propose an integer programming formulation using a small number of decision variables and several sets of valid inequalities. These inequalities focus on ensuring the … Read more

## Complexity of optimizing over the integers

In the first part of this paper, we present a unified framework for analyzing the algorithmic complexity of any optimization problem, whether it be continuous or discrete in nature. This helps to formalize notions like “input”, “size” and “complexity” in the context of general mathematical optimization, avoiding context dependent definitions which is one of the … Read more