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A Schedule Algebra Based Approach to Determine the K-Best Solutions of a Knapsack Problem with a Single Constraint

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Algorithmic Applications in Management (AAIM 2005)

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In this paper, we develop a new and effective schedule algebra based algorithm to determine the K-best solutions of a knapsack problem with a single constraint. Computational experience with this algorithm is also reported and it is shown to dominate both the dynamic programming and branch and bound based procedures when applied to this problem.

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  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    Subhash C. Sarin, Yuqiang Wang & Dae B. Chang

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  1. IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, 95120, San Jose, CA,  

    Nimrod Megiddo

  2. The State Key Lab for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 710049, Xi’an, P.R. China

    Yinfeng Xu

  3. Department of Computer Science, Montana State University, 59717, Bozeman, MT, USA

    Binhai Zhu

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Sarin, S.C., Wang, Y., Chang, D.B. (2005). A Schedule Algebra Based Approach to Determine the K-Best Solutions of a Knapsack Problem with a Single Constraint. In: Megiddo, N., Xu, Y., Zhu, B. (eds) Algorithmic Applications in Management. AAIM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3521. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11496199_47

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