A probabilistic heuristic for a computationally difficult set covering problem

  T.A. Feo and M.G.C. Resende

Operations Research Letters,  vol. 8, pp. 67-71, 1989.

ABSTRACT

An efficient probabilistic set covering heuristic is presented. The heuristic is evaluated on empirically difficult to solve set covering problems that arise from Steiner triple systems. The optimal solution to only a few of these instances is known. The  heuristic provides these solutions as well as the best known solutions to all other instances attempted.

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