Projecting an extended formulation for mixed-integer covers on bipartite graphs

Conforti, Michele;Wolsey, Laurence;Zambelli, Giacomo
(2010) Mathematics of operations research — Vol. 35, n° 3, p. 603-623 (2010)

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  • Conforti, MicheleUniversity of Padua
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  • Wolsey, LaurenceUCLouvain
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  • Zambelli, GiacomoUniversity of Padua
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Abstract
We consider the mixed-integer version of bipartite vertex cover. This is equivalent to a mixed-integer network dual model, introduced recently, that generalizes several mixed-integer sets arising in production planning. We derive properties of inequalities that are valid for the convex hull of the mixed-integer bipartite covers by projecting an extended formulation onto the space of the original variables. This permits us to give a complete description of the facet-inducing inequalities of the double mixing set and of the continuous mixing set with flows, two-mixed integer sets that generalize several models studied in the literature.
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Conforti, M., Wolsey, L., & Zambelli, G. (2010). Projecting an extended formulation for mixed-integer covers on bipartite graphs. Mathematics of operations research, 35(3), 603-623. https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.1100.0454 (Original work published 2010)