Arc-flow formulation for capacitated clustering problems

Abstract


In this work, we present a formulation based on arc-flow models, originally designed for bin packing problems, and now applied to clustering problems. We consider the Correlation Clustering and Graph Partitioning problems with node weights and a cost associated to each cluster. We discuss the advantages of this formulation in comparison with other strategies presented in the literature.

Keywords: Combinatorial Optimization, Integer Programming, Clustering Problems

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Delorme, M. e Iori, M. (2020). Enhanced pseudo-polynomial formulations for bin packing and cutting stock problems. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 32(1): 101–119.
Published
2020-06-30
CHAGAS, Vítor Gomes; IORI, Manuel. Arc-flow formulation for capacitated clustering problems. In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE THEORY OF COMPUTATION MEETING (ETC), 5. , 2020, Cuiabá. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2020 . p. 97-100. ISSN 2595-6116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/etc.2020.11099.