We focus on an extension of the assignment problem with additional conflict (pair) constraints in conjunction with the assignment constraints and binary restrictions. Given a bipartite graph with a cost associated wit...
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We focus on an extension of the assignment problem with additional conflict (pair) constraints in conjunction with the assignment constraints and binary restrictions. Given a bipartite graph with a cost associated with each edge and a conflict set of edge pairs, the assignment problem with conflict constraints corresponds to finding a minimum weight perfect matching without any conflicting edge pair. For example, some chemicals cannot be processed on close processors, food and toxic products cannot be stored neighboring locations at the same storage area, and machines cannot be sent to process jobs without satisfying some spatial constraints. Unlike the well-known assignment problem, this problem is NP-hard. We first introduce a realistic special class and demonstrate its polynomial solvability. Then, we propose a Branch-and-Bound algorithm and a Russian Doll Search algorithm using the assignment problem relaxations for lower bound computations, and introduce combinatorial branching rules based on the conflicting edges in an optimal solution of the relaxations. According to the extensive computational experiments we can say that the proposed algorithms are very efficient. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
assignment problem is a combinatorial optimization problem. In this paper,a improved ant colony algorithm is proposed to solve the assignment problem. According to the rule of state-shift and strategty of updating phe...
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(纸本)9783037850992
assignment problem is a combinatorial optimization problem. In this paper,a improved ant colony algorithm is proposed to solve the assignment problem. According to the rule of state-shift and strategty of updating pheromone, parameters of the ant colony Algorithm are optimized and changed,the best solution can be found rapidly,the simulative results show that the improvement strategies can well improve convergence speed and quality.
A new troubleshooting algorithm for solving assignment problem based on existing algorithms is proposed, and an analysis on the related theory is given. By applying the new troubleshooting algorithm to the Lagrange re...
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A new troubleshooting algorithm for solving assignment problem based on existing algorithms is proposed, and an analysis on the related theory is given. By applying the new troubleshooting algorithm to the Lagrange relaxation algorithm of the multi-dimensional assignment problem of data association for multi-passive-sensor multi-target location systems, and comparing the simulation results with that of the Hungarian algorithm which is the classical optimal solving algorithm, and the multi-layer ordersearching algorithm which is a sub-optimal solving algorithm, the performance and applying conditions of the new algorithm are summarized. Theory analysis and simulation results prove the effectiveness and superiority of the new algorithm.
We formulate an assignment problem-solving framework called single-object resource allocation with preferential order (SORA/PO) to incorporate values of resources and individual preferences into assignment problems. W...
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(纸本)9783319398839;9783319398822
We formulate an assignment problem-solving framework called single-object resource allocation with preferential order (SORA/PO) to incorporate values of resources and individual preferences into assignment problems. We then devise methods to find semi-optimal solutions for SORA/PO problems. The assignment, or resource allocation, problem is a fundamental problem-solving framework used in a variety of recent network and distributed applications. However, it is a combinatorial problem and has a high computational cost to find the optimal solution. Furthermore, SORA/PO problems require solutions in which participating agents express no or few dissatisfactions on the basis of the relationship between relative values and the agents' preference orders. The algorithms described herein can efficiently find a semi-optimal solution that is satisfactory to almost all agents even though its sum of values is close to that of the optimal solution. We experimentally evaluate our methods and the derived solutions by comparing them with tho optimal solutions calculated by CPLEX. We also compare the running times for the solution obtained by these methods.
The focal problem for centralized multisensor multitarget tracking is the data association problem of partitioning the observations into tracks and false alarms so that an accurate estimate of the true tracks can be r...
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The focal problem for centralized multisensor multitarget tracking is the data association problem of partitioning the observations into tracks and false alarms so that an accurate estimate of the true tracks can be recovered. Large classes of these association problems can be formulated as multidimensional assignment problems, which are known to be NP-hard for three dimensions or more. The assignment problems that result from tracking are large scale, sparse and noisy. Solution methods must execute in real-time. The Greedy Randomized Adaptive Local Search Procedure (GRASP) has proven highly effective for solving many classes NP-hard optimization problems. This paper introduces four GRASP implementations for the multidimensional assignment problem, which are combinations of two constructive methods (randomized reduced cost greedy and randomized max regret) and two local search methods (two-assignment-exchange and variable depth exchange). Numerical results are shown for a two random problem classes and one tracking problem class.
The integrated berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem is an important issue for the operations management in container terminals. This issue primarily considers the assignment of berthing time, position, a...
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The integrated berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem is an important issue for the operations management in container terminals. This issue primarily considers the assignment of berthing time, position, and the number of quay cranes in each time segment to ships that must be discharged and loaded at terminals. This study examines such a problem by considering uncertainties in the late arrival of ships and inflation of container quantity. Based on historical data, we first divide the uncertainty set into Knon-overlapping full-dimensional clusters via K-means clustering, and the weight of each cluster is calculated. Then, we formulate an almost robust model by introducing the weighted max penalty function with the objective of minimizing the total cost, which is caused by the deviations from the expected berthing location and departure time. The concept of robustness index is introduced to investigate the trade-offbetween the changes in the objective value and the penalty violation. A decomposition method, which contains a deterministic master problem and a stochastic subproblem, is proposed to solve the problem. In each iteration, the subproblem checks the master problem under different realizations, adds scenarios, and cuts into the master problem if needed. Numerical experiments demonstrate that (i) the proposed method can solve the model efficiently, (ii) the robustness index shows that a significant improvement in objective can be achieved at the expense of a small amount of penalty, (iii) the proposed model can handle uncertainties better than the deterministic, fully robust, and worst-case models in terms of total expected cost, total vessel delays, and utilization rates of the berth and quay crane, and (iv) the proposed method becomes more attractive compared with the first come first served approach as the congestion situation or uncertainty degree increase. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A neural network architecture for competitive assignment is presented, with details of a very large scale integration (VLSI) design and characterization of critical circuits fabricated in complementary metal-oxide sem...
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A neural network architecture for competitive assignment is presented, with details of a very large scale integration (VLSI) design and characterization of critical circuits fabricated in complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS). The assignment problem requires that elements of two sets (e.g., resources and consumers) be associated with each other such as to minimize the total cost of the associations. Unlike previous neural implementations, association costs are applied locally to processing units (PUs, i.e., neurons), reducing connectivity to VLSI-compatible O(number of PUs). Also, each element in either set may be independently programmed to associate with one, several, or a range of elements of the other set. A novel method of "hysteretic annealing," effected by gradually increasing positive feedback within each PU, was developed and compared in simulations to mean-field annealing implemented by increasing PU gain over time. The simulations (to size 64 x 64) consistently found optimal or near-optimal solutions, with settling times of about 150 microseconds, except for a few variable-gain annealing trials that exhibited oscillation.
In this paper, we extend the classical assignment problem to the multicriteria assignment problem by considering three criteria: cost, time and quality subject to many realistic constraints including multi-job assignm...
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In this paper, we extend the classical assignment problem to the multicriteria assignment problem by considering three criteria: cost, time and quality subject to many realistic constraints including multi-job assignment and a knapsack-type resource constraint. The paper addresses the uncertainty of the real-life assignment problem by formulating a fuzzy cost-time-quality assignment problem using exponential membership functions. We define fuzzy goal for each criterion as per the preferences of the decision-maker and aggregate the fuzzy goals using product operator. In order to obtain optimal assignment plans, the resultant nonlinear 0-1 optimization problem is solved using genetic algorithm for different choices of the shape parameters in the exponential membership functions. As an illustrative example, we consider a fuzzy manpower planning problem.
We consider a variant of the multiple knapsack problem in which some assignment-type side constraints have to be satisfied. The problem finds applications in logistics sectors related, e.g., to transportation and mari...
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We consider a variant of the multiple knapsack problem in which some assignment-type side constraints have to be satisfied. The problem finds applications in logistics sectors related, e.g., to transportation and maritime shipping. We derive upper bounds from Lagrangian and surrogate relaxations of a mathematical model of the problem. We introduce a constructive heuristic and a metaheuristic refinement. We study the computational complexity of the proposed methods and evaluate their practical performance through extensive computational experiments on benchmarks from the literature and on new sets of randomly generated instances. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this paper, we consider the Minimum Product Rate Variation problem (PRVP), which consists in sequencing parts of different types so that the sum of discrepancy functions between actual and ideal productions is mini...
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In this paper, we consider the Minimum Product Rate Variation problem (PRVP), which consists in sequencing parts of different types so that the sum of discrepancy functions between actual and ideal productions is minimal. Such a problem can be reduced to an assignment problem (AP) with a matrix of a special structure. Following this approach, the efficiency of different algorithms for an AP applied to the minsum PRVP case was compared. As a result, a new algorithm that exploits specific PRVP matrix properties is presented. Computational experiments are presented, including both types of objective functions, symmetric, as described in the literature, and asymmetric. The proposed approach allows, for the first time, obtaining optimal solutions for instances of dimensions up to 10,000 parts of different types to be produced.
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