Optimization Letters, vol. 6, pp. 605-619, 2012.
ABSTRACT
We
present a biased random-key genetic algorithm (BRKGA) for finding small
covers of computationally difficult set covering problems that arise in
computing the 1-width of incidence matrices of Steiner triple systems.
Using a parallel implementation of the BRKGA, we compute improved
covers for the two largest instances in a standard set of test problems
used to evaluate solution procedures for this problem. The new covers
for instances A405 and A729 have sizes 335 and 617, respectively. On
all other smaller instances our algorithm consistently produces covers
of optimal size.
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