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Connectedness of Efficient Solutions in Multiple Objective Combinatorial Optimization

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  • Jochen Gorski

    (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)

  • Kathrin Klamroth

    (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)

  • Stefan Ruzika

    (University of Kaiserslautern)

Abstract

Connectedness of efficient solutions is a powerful property in multiple objective combinatorial optimization since it allows the construction of the complete efficient set using neighborhood search techniques. However, we show that many classical multiple objective combinatorial optimization problems do not possess the connectedness property in general, including, among others, knapsack problems (and even several special cases) and linear assignment problems. We also extend known non-connectedness results for several optimization problems on graphs like shortest path, spanning tree and minimum cost flow problems. Different concepts of connectedness are discussed in a formal setting, and numerical tests are performed for two variants of the knapsack problem to analyze the likelihood with which non-connected adjacency graphs occur in randomly generated instances.

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  • Jochen Gorski & Kathrin Klamroth & Stefan Ruzika, 2011. "Connectedness of Efficient Solutions in Multiple Objective Combinatorial Optimization," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 150(3), pages 475-497, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:150:y:2011:i:3:d:10.1007_s10957-011-9849-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10957-011-9849-8
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    1. Ehrgott, Matthias & Klamroth, Kathrin, 1997. "Connectedness of efficient solutions in multiple criteria combinatorial optimization," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 97(1), pages 159-166, February.
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