Polynomial Dual Network Simplex Algorithms

Abstract

We show how to use polynomial and strongly polynomial capacity scaling algorithms for the transshipment problem to design a polynomial dual network simplex pivot rule. Our best pivoting strategy leads to an 0(m2 log n) bound on the number of pivots, where n and m denotes the number of nodes and arcs in the input network. If the demands are integral and at most B, we also give an 0(m(m + n log n) min(log nB, m log n))-time implementation of a strategy that requires somewhat more pivots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA254340

Entities

People

  • James B. Orlin
  • Serge A. Plotkin
  • Éva Tardos

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Computations
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Integrals
  • Iterations
  • Linear Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Polynomials
  • Residuals
  • Sequences
  • Simplex Method
  • Theory Of Computation
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  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

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  • Operations Research