An exact completely positive programming formulation for the discrete ordered median problem: an extended version

J. Puerto ()
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J. Puerto: Universidad de Sevilla

Journal of Global Optimization, 2020, vol. 77, issue 2, No 7, 359 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents a first continuous, linear, conic formulation for the discrete ordered median problem (DOMP). Starting from a binary, quadratic formulation in the original space of location and allocation variables that are common in location analysis (L.A.), we prove that there exists a transformation of that formulation, using the same space of variables, that allows us to cast DOMP as a continuous, linear programming problem in the space of completely positive matrices. This is the first positive result that states equivalence between the family of continuous, convex problems and some hard combinatorial problems in L.A. The result is of theoretical interest because it allows us to share the tools from continuous optimization to shed new light into the difficult combinatorial structure of the class of ordered median problems that combines elements of the p-median, quadratic assignment and permutation polytopes.

Keywords: Discrete ordered median problem; Completely positive reformulation; Conic linear programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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