Dual-Feasible Functions for Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization: Basics, Extensions and Applications
Springer | Operations Research & Decision Theory | February 24, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319276026 | 159 pages | pdf | 2.1 mb
Authors: Alves, C., Clautiaux, F., de Carvalho, J.V., Rietz, J.
Explains the concept of dual-feasible functions within the general framework of duality, Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition and column generation
Details relevant extensions and applications of dual-feasible functions to different combinatorial optimization problems
Provides a comprehensive set of illustrative examples to clarify the essential concepts, properties, and the main ideas behind recent extensions