Branch-and-bound for the precedence constrained generalized traveling salesman problem
Journal article, 2020

The Precedence Constrained Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem (PCGTSP) combines the Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem (GTSP) and the Sequential Ordering Problem (SOP). We present a novel branching technique for the GTSP which enables the extension of a powerful pruning technique. This is combined with some modifications of known bounding methods for related problems. The algorithm manages to solve problem instances with 12-26 groups within a minute, and instances with around 50 groups which are denser with precedence constraints within 24 hours.

Minimum spanning arborescence problem

Generalized traveling salesman problem

Assignment problem

Branch-and-bound

Sequential ordering problem

Precedence constraints

Author

Raad Salman

Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre

Fredrik Ekstedt

Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre

Peter Damaschke

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Data Science

Operations Research Letters

0167-6377 (ISSN)

Vol. 48 2 163-166

Roots

Basic sciences

Subject Categories

Information Science

DOI

10.1016/j.orl.2020.01.009

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