Two Variables: Graphical Solution For cases like the one we have here, where there are just two decision variables, there is a quick and easy solution method. This method involves graphical ...

We propose a new decomposition method for large-scale linear programming. This method dualizes an (arbitrary) subset of the constraints and then maximizes the resulting dual functional by dual ascent.

An example of the quadratic assignment problem (QAP) is the facility location problem, in which n facilities are assigned, at minimum cost, to n sites. Between each pair of facilities, there is a ...