{"title":"When greedy gives optimal: A unified approach","authors":"Dmitry Rybin","doi":"10.1016/j.disopt.2024.100824","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>We present necessary and sufficient conditions when a certain greedy object selection algorithm gives optimal results. Our approach covers known results for the Unbounded Knapsack Problem and Change Making Problem and gives new theoretical results for a variety of </span>packing problems. We also provide connections between packing problems and certain bidirectional capacity installation problems on networks.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50571,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Optimization","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100824"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Discrete Optimization","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572528624000033","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We present necessary and sufficient conditions when a certain greedy object selection algorithm gives optimal results. Our approach covers known results for the Unbounded Knapsack Problem and Change Making Problem and gives new theoretical results for a variety of packing problems. We also provide connections between packing problems and certain bidirectional capacity installation problems on networks.
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Discrete Optimization publishes research papers on the mathematical, computational and applied aspects of all areas of integer programming and combinatorial optimization. In addition to reports on mathematical results pertinent to discrete optimization, the journal welcomes submissions on algorithmic developments, computational experiments, and novel applications (in particular, large-scale and real-time applications). The journal also publishes clearly labelled surveys, reviews, short notes, and open problems. Manuscripts submitted for possible publication to Discrete Optimization should report on original research, should not have been previously published, and should not be under consideration for publication by any other journal.