Cutting Big M Down to Size

Jeffrey D. Camm, Amitabh S. Raturi and Shigeru Tsubakitani
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Jeffrey D. Camm: Department of Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0130
Amitabh S. Raturi: Department of Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0130
Shigeru Tsubakitani: Department of Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0130

Interfaces, 1990, vol. 20, issue 5, 61-66

Abstract: Some texts and applied research papers continue to advocate the use of “M,” an “extremely large number,” in modeling a fixed charge in binary integer programs. This choice of M can be very detrimental to solving even reasonably sized problems. Previous research provides straightforward techniques which should be implemented by any person intelligent enough to develop an MIP model.

Keywords: programming:; integer; applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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