Geometric branch-and-bound techniques are well-known solution algorithms for non-convex global optimization problems. Several approaches can be found in the literature differing mainly in the bounds used. The aim of this paper is to extend geometric branch-and-bound methods to mixed integer optimization problems, i.e. to objective functions with some continuous and some integer variables. We de...

Following the flurry of recent theoretical work on cutting planes from two-row mixed integer group relaxations of an LP tableau, we report on computational tests to evaluate the strength of two-row cuts based on lattice-free triangles having more than one integer point on one side. A heuristic procedure to generate such triangles (referred to in the literature as “type 2” triangles) is presente...

We present a version of GMI (Gomory mixed-integer) cuts in a way so that they are derived with respect to a “dual form” mixed-integer optimization problem and applied on the standard-form primal side as columns, using the primal simplex algorithm. This follows the general scheme of He and Lee, who did the case of Gomory pure-integer cuts. Our input mixed-integer problem is not in standard form,...

This paper aims to compare a two-echelon and a single-echelon distribution system. A mathematical model for the Single-Echelon Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (SE-CVRP) is proposed. This SE-CVRP is the counterpart of Two-Echelon Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (2E-CVRP) introduced in the authors’ previous work. The proposed mathematical model is Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Programming (MIN...