A successive approximation algorithm for the multiple knapsack problem

被引:6
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作者
Wang, Zhenbo [1 ]
Xing, Wenxun [1 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Math Sci, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
关键词
Multiple knapsack problem; Approximation algorithm; Worst-case analysis; SUM;
D O I
10.1007/s10878-007-9116-y
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
It is well-known that the multiple knapsack problem is NP-hard, and does not admit an FPTAS even for the case of two identical knapsacks. Whereas the 0-1 knapsack problem with only one knapsack has been intensively studied, and some effective exact or approximation algorithms exist. A natural approach for the multiple knapsack problem is to pack the knapsacks successively by using an effective algorithm for the 0-1 knapsack problem. This paper considers such an approximation algorithm that packs the knapsacks in the nondecreasing order of their capacities. We analyze this algorithm for 2 and 3 knapsack problems by the worst-case analysis method and give all their error bounds.
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页码:347 / 366
页数:20
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