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All-integer column generation for set partitioning: Basic principles and extensions

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  • Rönnberg, Elina
  • Larsson, Torbjörn

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Column generation, combined with an appropriate integer programming technique, has shown to be a powerful tool for solving huge integer programmes arising in various applications. In these column generation approaches, the master problem is often of a set partitioning type.

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  • Rönnberg, Elina & Larsson, Torbjörn, 2014. "All-integer column generation for set partitioning: Basic principles and extensions," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 233(3), pages 529-538.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:233:y:2014:i:3:p:529-538
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.08.036
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