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We apply and extend the priority algorithm framework introduced by Borodin, Nielsen and Rackoff to define “greedy-like” algorithms for (uncapacitated) facility location and set cover. These problems have been the focus of extensive research from the point of view of approximation algorithms, and for both problems greedy algorithms have been proposed and analyzed. The priority algorithm definitions are general enough so as to capture a broad class of algorithms that can be characterized as “greedy-like” while still possible to derive non-trivial lower bounds on the approximability of the problems. Our results are orthogonal to complexity considerations, and hence apply to algorithms that are not necessarily polynomial-time.
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Angelopoulos, S., Borodin, A. (2002). On the Power of Priority Algorithms for Facility Location and Set Cover. In: Jansen, K., Leonardi, S., Vazirani, V. (eds) Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization. APPROX 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2462. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45753-4_5
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