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A Multiple Pairs Shortest Path Algorithm

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  • I-Lin Wang

    (Department of Industrial and Information Management, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, Taiwan 701)

  • Ellis L. Johnson

    (School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205)

  • Joel S. Sokol

    (School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205)

Abstract

The multiple pairs shortest path problem (MPSP) arises in many applications where the shortest paths and distances between only some specific pairs of origin-destination (OD) nodes in a network are desired. The traditional repeated single-source shortest path (SSSP) and all pairs shortest paths (APSP) algorithms often do unnecessary computation to solve the MPSP problem. We propose a new shortest path algorithm to save computational work when solving the MPSP problem. Our method is especially suitable for applications with fixed network topology but changeable arc lengths and desired OD pairs. Preliminary computational experiments demonstrate our algorithm’s superiority on airline network problems over other APSP and SSSP algorithms.

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  • I-Lin Wang & Ellis L. Johnson & Joel S. Sokol, 2005. "A Multiple Pairs Shortest Path Algorithm," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 39(4), pages 465-476, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:39:y:2005:i:4:p:465-476
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1050.0124
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