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Benders decomposition with adaptive oracles was proposed to solve large-scale optimisation problems with a column bounded block-diagonal structure, where subproblems differ on the right-hand side and cost coefficients. Adaptive Benders…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-09-09 Hongyu Zhang , Nicolò Mazzi , Ken McKinnon , Rodrigo Garcia Nava , Asgeir Tomasgard

Multi-sector capacity expansion models play a crucial role in energy planning by providing decision support for policymaking in technology development. To ensure reliable support, these models require high technological, spatial, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-14 Federico Parolin , Yu Weng , Paolo Colbertaldo , Ruaridh Macdonald

The Benders' decomposition algorithm is a technique in mathematical programming for complex mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problems with a particular block structure. The strategy of Benders' decomposition can be described as a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-16 Zhongqi Zhao , Lei Fan , Zhu Han

The maximum covering location problem (MCLP) is a key problem in facility location, with many applications and variants. One such variant is the dynamic (or multi-period) MCLP, which considers the installation of facilities across multiple…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-27 Steven Lamontagne , Margarida Carvalho , Ribal Atallah

Benders decomposition is a widely used method for solving large optimization problems, but its performance is often hindered by the repeated solution of subproblems. We propose a flexible and modular algorithmic framework for accelerating…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-05 Parth Brahmbhatt , David L. Cole , Victor M. Zavala , Styliani Avraamidou

Over the past decade, decision diagrams (DDs) have been used to model and solve integer programming and combinatorial optimization problems. Despite successful performance of DDs in solving various discrete optimization problems, their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-27 Hosseinali Salemi , Danial Davarnia

The p-median problem is a classic discrete location problem with several applications. It aims to open p sites while minimizing the sum of the distances of each client to its nearest open site. We study a Benders decomposition of the most…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-10 Cristian Durán Mateluna , Zacharie Alès , Sourour Elloumi

This paper considers facility location problems in which a firm entering a market seeks to open facilities on a subset of candidate locations so as to maximize its expected market share, assuming that customers choose the available…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-19 Robin Legault , Emma Frejinger

We study a general class of quadratic capacitated $p$-location problems facility location problems with single assignment where a non-separable, non-convex, quadratic term is introduced in the objective function to account for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-22 C. A. Zetina , I. Contreras , S. Jayaswal

Mixed-integer optimization problems arise in a wide range of control applications. Benders decomposition is a widely used algorithm for solving such problems by decomposing them into a mixed-integer master problem and a continuous…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-07 Bernard T. Agyeman , Zhe Li , Ilias Mitrai , Prodromos Daoutidis

We present an approach for solving to optimality the budget-constrained Dynamic Uncapacitated Facility Location and Network Design problem (DUFLNDP). This is a problem where a network must be constructed or expanded and facilities placed in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-21 Robin H Pearce , Michael Forbes

Benders decomposition is one of the most applied methods to solve two-stage stochastic problems (TSSP) with a large number of scenarios. The main idea behind the Benders decomposition is to solve a large problem by replacing the values of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Cristian Ramírez-Pico , Ivana Ljubić , Eduardo Moreno

In this paper, we study unit commitment (UC) problems considering the uncertainty of load and wind power generation. UC problem is formulated as a chance-constrained two-stage stochastic programming problem where the chance constraint is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-29 Yao Zhang , Jianxue Wang , Bo Zeng , Zechun Hu

Facility and covering location models are key elements in many decision aid tools in logistics, supply chain design, telecommunications, public infrastructure planning, and many other industrial and public sectors. In many applications, it…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-09-12 Eduardo Álvarez-Miranda , Markus Sinnl

This paper proposes a joint decomposition method that combines La- grangian decomposition and generalized Benders decomposition, to efficiently solve multiscenario nonconvex mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems to global…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-22 Emmanuel Ogbe , Xiang Li

The necessary decarbonization efforts in energy sectors entail the integration of flexibility assets, as well as increased levels of uncertainty for the planning and operation of power systems. To cope with this in a cost-effective manner,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-25 Stefan Borozan , Spyros Giannelos , Paola Falugi , Alexandre Moreira , Goran Strbac

Scenario-based optimization problems can be solved via Benders decomposition, which separates first-stage (master problem) decisions from second-stage (subproblem) recourse actions and iteratively refines the master problem with Benders…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-13 Tim Donkiewicz

This paper develops an exact solution framework for the choice-based time slot management problem under mixed logit demand in attended home delivery systems. The problem jointly optimizes delivery slot offerings, price discounts, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Dorsa Abdolhamidi , Carla Juvin , Virginie Lurkin

This paper presents a chance constrained information gap decision model for multi-period microgrid expansion planning (MMEP) considering two categories of uncertainties, namely random and non-random uncertainties. The main task of MMEP is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-08-25 Xiaoyu Cao , Jianxue Wang , Bo Zeng

This paper presents key enhancements to our previous work~\cite{naghmouchi2024mixed} on a hybrid Benders decomposition (HBD) framework for solving mixed integer linear programs (MILPs). In our approach, the master problem is reformulated as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-23 Anna Joliot , M. Yassine Naghmouchi , Wesley Coelho