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ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: Appeal to NP-Completeness Considered Harmful: Does the Fact That a Problem Is NP-Complete Tell Us Anything?

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  • Constantine N. Goulimis

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NP-completeness is often used as an argument for the development of heuristic algorithms, as opposed to optimal ones. The intent of this article is to show that this is a mistake.

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  • Constantine N. Goulimis, 2007. "ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: Appeal to NP-Completeness Considered Harmful: Does the Fact That a Problem Is NP-Complete Tell Us Anything?," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 37(6), pages 584-586, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:37:y:2007:i:6:p:584-586
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.1070.0305
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