A Gentle Introduction to Branch & Bound

The most fundamental integer and mixed-integer programming algorithm explained with Python

Numerical optimization problems are a fundamental tool in quantitative decision-making processes. Suppose a system can be described by a set of mathematical equations that adequately encompasses the impact of decision variables in objectives and constraints. In that case, one might search for the values of those decision variables that produce the best possible outcome using optimization algorithms.

The presence or not of nonlinear …

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