5 papers
Branch-and-price strikes back for the k-vertex cut problem
Fabio Ciccarelli, Fabio Furini, Christopher Hojny +1
Given an undirected graph, the k-vertex cut problem (k-VCP) asks for a minimum-cost set of vertices whose removal yields at least k connected components in the resulting graph. The…
Strength of the Upper Bounds for the Edge-Weighted Maximum Clique Problem
Fabio Ciccarelli, Valerio Dose, Fabio Furini +1
We theoretically and computationally compare the strength of the three main upper bounds from the literature on the optimal value of the Edge-Weighted Maximum Clique Problem (EWMCP…
The colored knapsack problem: structural properties and exact algorithms
Fabio Ciccarelli, Alexander Helber, Erik Mühmer
We introduce and study a novel generalization of the classical Knapsack Problem (KP), called the Colored Knapsack Problem (CKP). In this problem, the items are partitioned into cla…
A first approximation algorithm for the Bin Packing Problem with Setups
Roberto Baldacci, Fabio Ciccarelli, Stefano Coniglio +2
We study constant-factor approximation algorithms for the Bin Packing Problem with Setups (BPPS). First, we show that adaptations of classical BPP heuristics can have arbitrarily p…
The Bin Packing Problem with Setups: Formulations, Structural Properties and Computational Insights
Roberto Baldacci, Fabio Ciccarelli, Stefano Coniglio +2
We introduce the Bin Packing Problem with Setups (BPPS), a generalization of the classical Bin Packing Problem with applications in production planning and logistics. In this probl…