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We study an incremental network design problem, where in each time period of the planning horizon an arc can be added to the network and a maximum flow problem is solved, and where the objective is to maximize the cumulative flow over the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2014-12-12 Thomas Kalinowski , Dmytro Matsypura , Martin W. P. Savelsbergh

In this paper, we study robust transshipment under consistent flow constraints. We consider demand uncertainty represented by a finite set of scenarios and characterize a subset of arcs as so-called fixed arcs. In each scenario, we require…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Christina Büsing , Arie M. C. A Koster , Sabrina Schmitz

By Menger's theorem the maximum number of arc-disjoint paths from a vertex s to a vertex t in a directed graph equals the minumum number of arcs needed to disconnect s and t, i.e., the minimum size of an s-t-cut. The max-flow problem in a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-17 Oliver Bachtler , Tim Bergner , Sven O. Krumke

We study the robust maximum flow problem and the robust maximum flow over time problem where a given number of arcs $\Gamma$ may fail or may be delayed. Two prominent models have been introduced for these problems: either one assigns flow…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-23 Christian Biefel , Martina Kuchlbauer , Frauke Liers , Lisa Waldmüller

Finding a Steiner strongly $k$-arc-connected orientation is particularly relevant in network design and reliability, as it guarantees robust communication between a designated set of critical nodes. Kir\'aly and Lau (FOCS 2006) introduced a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Kristóf Bérczi , Florian Hörsch , András Imolay , Tamás Schwarcz

In network flow problems, there is a well-known one-to-one relationship between extreme points of the feasibility region and trees in the associated undirected graph. The same is true for the dual differential problem. In this paper, we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-16 René Brandenberg , Paul Stursberg

For a digraph $D$ and some $X \subseteq V(D)$, the inversion of $X$ is the operation of flipping all arcs both of whose endvertices are in $X$. We initiate the study of establishing arc-connectivity properties by applying inversions of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-27 Florian Hörsch , Lucas Picasarri-Arrieta

We study the well-established problem of finding an optimal routing of unsplittable flows in a graph. While by now there is an extensive body of work targeting the problem on graph classes such as paths and trees, we aim at using the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Robert Ganian , Mathis Rocton , Daniel Unterberger

Maximum Flow Network Interdiction Problem (MFNIP) is known to be strongly NP-hard problem. We solve a simple form of MFNIP in polynomial time. We review the reduction of MFNIP from the clique problem. We propose a polynomial time solution…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-02-11 Pawan Tamta , Bhagwati Prasad Pande , H. S Dhami

The complexity of the maximum common connected subgraph problem in partial $k$-trees is still not fully understood. Polynomial-time solutions are known for degree-bounded outerplanar graphs, a subclass of the partial $2$-trees. On the other…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-10 Nils Kriege , Florian Kurpicz , Petra Mutzel

We examine the dynamic network flow problem under the assumption that the flow consists of discrete units. The dynamic network flow problem is commonly addressed in the context of developing evacuation plans, where the flow is typically…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-04-26 Bubai Manna , Bodhayan Roy , Vorapong Suppakitpaisarn

We study dynamic network flows with uncertain input data under a robust optimization perspective. In the dynamic maximum flow problem, the goal is to maximize the flow reaching the sink within a given time horizon $T$, while flow requires a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2018-05-07 Corinna Gottschalk , Arie M. C. A. Koster , Frauke Liers , Britta Peis , Daniel Schmand , Andreas Wierz

Network flow formulations are among the most successful tools to solve optimization problems. Such formulations correspond to determining an optimal flow in a network. One particular class of network flow formulations is the arc flow, where…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-21 Vinícius L. de Lima , Cláudio Alves , François Clautiaux , Manuel Iori , José M. Valério de Carvalho

Many engineered systems, such as energy and transportation infrastructures, are networks governed by non-linear physical laws. A primary challenge for operators of these networks is to achieve optimal utilization while maintaining safety…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-08 Tillmann Weisser , Line Roald , Sidhant Misra

In the unsplittable flow problem on a path, we are given a capacitated path $P$ and $n$ tasks, each task having a demand, a profit, and start and end vertices. The goal is to compute a maximum profit set of tasks, such that for each edge…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Paul Bonsma , Jens Schulz , Andreas Wiese

This papers considers the problem of maximizing the load that can be served by a power network. We use the commonly accepted Linear DC power network model and consider wo configuration options: switching lines and using FACTS devices. We…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2015-07-20 Karsten Lehmann , Alban Grastien , Pascal Van Hentenryck

We consider the routing flow shop problem with two machines on an asymmetric network. For this problem we discuss properties of an optimal schedule and present a polynomial time algorithm assuming the number of nodes of the network to be…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2020-05-14 Ilya Chernykh , Alexander Kononov , Sergey Sevastyanov

We develop efficient algorithms for a fundamental network design problem arising in potential-based flow models, which are central to many energy transport networks (e.g., hydrogen and electricity). In contrast to classical network flow…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Max Klimm , Marc E. Pfetsch , Martin Skutella , Lea Strubberg

In this paper, we generalize the minimum flow decomposition problem (MFD) to incorporate uncertain edge capacities and tackle it from the perspective of robust optimization. In the classical flow decomposition problem, a network flow is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-17 Moritz Stinzendörfer , Philine Schiewe , Fabricio Oliveira

Adaptive robust optimization problems have received significant attention in recent years, but remain notoriously difficult to solve when recourse decisions are discrete in nature. In this paper, we propose new reformulation techniques for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-29 Merve Bodur , Timothy C. Y. Chan , Ian Yihang Zhu