Network Optimization Problems Algorithms Applications And Complexity

Download or read book Network Optimization Problems: Algorithms, Applications And Complexity written by Ding-zhu Du and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1993-04-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past few decades, there has been a large amount of work on algorithms for linear network flow problems, special classes of network problems such as assignment problems (linear and quadratic), Steiner tree problem, topology network design and nonconvex cost network flow problems.Network optimization problems find numerous applications in transportation, in communication network design, in production and inventory planning, in facilities location and allocation, and in VLSI design.The purpose of this book is to cover a spectrum of recent developments in network optimization problems, from linear networks to general nonconvex network flow problems./a