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A branch-and-bound algorithm for the close-enough traveling salesman problem

A branch-and-bound algorithm for the close-enough traveling salesman problem
A branch-and-bound algorithm for the close-enough traveling salesman problem
This paper addresses the close-enough traveling salesman problem. In this problem, rather than visiting the vertex (customer) itself, the salesman must visit a specific region containing such vertex. To solve this problem, we propose a simple yet effective exact algorithm, based on branch-and-bound and second order cone programming. The proposed algorithm was tested in 824 instances suggested in the literature. Optimal solutions are obtained for open problems with up to a thousand vertices. We consider instances both in two- and three-dimensional space
0899-1499
752-765
Pereira Coutinho, Walton
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Do Nascimento, Roberto Q.
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Subramanian, Anand
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Pessoa, Artur A.
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Pereira Coutinho, Walton
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Do Nascimento, Roberto Q.
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Subramanian, Anand
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Pessoa, Artur A.
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Pereira Coutinho, Walton, Do Nascimento, Roberto Q., Subramanian, Anand and Pessoa, Artur A. (2016) A branch-and-bound algorithm for the close-enough traveling salesman problem. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 28 (4), 752-765. (doi:10.1287/ijoc.2016.0711).

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This paper addresses the close-enough traveling salesman problem. In this problem, rather than visiting the vertex (customer) itself, the salesman must visit a specific region containing such vertex. To solve this problem, we propose a simple yet effective exact algorithm, based on branch-and-bound and second order cone programming. The proposed algorithm was tested in 824 instances suggested in the literature. Optimal solutions are obtained for open problems with up to a thousand vertices. We consider instances both in two- and three-dimensional space

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 March 2016
Published date: 5 October 2016
Organisations: Operational Research

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Local EPrints ID: 401362
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/401362
ISSN: 0899-1499
PURE UUID: 7e2e6df5-1bdd-41bf-97e2-a0413a3e4a48

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Date deposited: 13 Oct 2016 09:10
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:45

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Author: Walton Pereira Coutinho
Author: Roberto Q. Do Nascimento
Author: Anand Subramanian
Author: Artur A. Pessoa

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