A separation algorithm for the simple plant location problem

Galli, Laura and Letchford, Adam (2021) A separation algorithm for the simple plant location problem. Operations Research Letters, 49 (4). pp. 610-615. ISSN 0167-6377

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Abstract

The Simple Plant Location Problem (SPLP) is a well-known NP-hard optimisation problem with applications in logistics. Although many families of facet-defining inequalities are known for the associated polyhedron, very little work has been done on separation algorithms. We present the first ever polynomial-time separation algorithm for the SPLP that separates exactly over an exponentially large family of facet-defining inequalities. We also present some promising computational results.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Operations Research Letters

Additional Information:

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Operations Research Letters. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Operations Research Letters, vol. 49, issue 4, pp. 610-615, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.orl.2021.06.011

Uncontrolled Keywords:

/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1800/1803

Subjects:

?? facility locationcombinatorial optimisationmanagement science and operations researchsoftwareapplied mathematicsindustrial and manufacturing engineering ??

Departments:

Lancaster University Management School > Management Science

ID Code:

156127

Deposited By:

ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

14 Jun 2021 16:00

Refereed?:

Yes

Published?:

Published

Last Modified:

11 Aug 2024 00:29

URI:

https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/156127