1- I have an Integer Linear programming problem I solved it using CPLEX solver (mip) with optcr=0 does this provide a local optimal solution or global solution?
If a use BARON (mip) instead will it be able to provide the global optimal solution as it is a deterministic global solver? DO I have to adjust a certain parameter to get the global optimal?
2- I have a problem with quadratic objective function and linear constraints (all decision variables are continuous). So it is a convex problem. I used BARON solver to solve it. Is the solution provided the global optimal solution or do I have to adjust a certain parameter?
Thanks in advance
Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
Re: Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
A global optimal solution.sarahazzam wrote: ↑4 years ago 1- I have an Integer Linear programming problem I solved it using CPLEX solver (mip) with optcr=0 does this provide a local optimal solution or global solution?
BARON will also find a global optimal solution if you set optcr=0sarahazzam wrote: ↑4 years ago If a use BARON (mip) instead will it be able to provide the global optimal solution as it is a deterministic global solver? DO I have to adjust a certain parameter to get the global optimal?
Having a quadratic objective and linear constraints does not necessarily result in a convex problem. Whether it is convex or non-convex. With optcr=0, BARON will find a global optimal solution.sarahazzam wrote: ↑4 years ago 2- I have a problem with quadratic objective function and linear constraints (all decision variables are continuous). So it is a convex problem. I used BARON solver to solve it. Is the solution provided the global optimal solution or do I have to adjust a certain parameter?
If the problem is convex, you could also solve it with CPLEX (again, with optcr=0 CPLEX will find a global optimal solution)
The cplex and Baron solver manuals may be of interest to you:
https://www.gams.com/latest/docs/S_CPLEX.html
https://www.gams.com/latest/docs/S_BARON.html
I hope this helps!
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Re: Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
Thanks very much Mr. Fred.
Can you tell me what is meant by the best possible solution that CPLEX compares the feasible solution at each node with to calculate the absolute and relative optimality gap ?
Can you tell me what is meant by the best possible solution that CPLEX compares the feasible solution at each node with to calculate the absolute and relative optimality gap ?
Re: Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
Hi,
"best possible" refers to the value of the best bound on the objective function value.
I hope this helps!
Fred
"best possible" refers to the value of the best bound on the objective function value.
I hope this helps!
Fred
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Re: Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
So if the best bound on the objective function value is known from the beginning of the problem what's the need for the iterations i.e. How does CPLEX solver have an estimate for it?
Re: Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
Hi,
The "best bound" column in the CPLEX log refers to the best bound that is known so far. Look for example at the following excerpt of a CPLEX log for a maximization problem.
Cplex starts with a bound of 29.5688. Now the bound decreases (26.3005, 26.0000, 25.9814 ,...) and the objective value of the best integer solution increases (8.0000, 15.0000, 16.0000) .
This is how the branch and bound algorithm works see e.g. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_and_bound).
The CPLEX documentation on how to interpret the node log may also be of interest.
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgece ... e_log.html
I hope this helps!
Fred
The "best bound" column in the CPLEX log refers to the best bound that is known so far. Look for example at the following excerpt of a CPLEX log for a maximization problem.
Code: Select all
Nodes Cuts/
Node Left Objective IInf Best Integer Best Bound ItCnt Gap
0 0 29.5688 108 29.5688 157
[...]
* 0+ 0 8.0000 26.3005 228.76%
Found incumbent of value 8.000000 after 0.17 sec. (210.88 ticks)
Detecting symmetries...
0 1 26.3005 145 8.0000 26.0000 1780 225.00%
Elapsed time = 0.17 sec. (211.37 ticks, tree = 0.01 MB, solutions = 1)
* 180+ 137 15.0000 26.0000 73.33%
Cuts: 7
Found incumbent of value 15.000000 after 0.33 sec. (450.84 ticks)
180 139 25.0000 86 15.0000 26.0000 9648 73.33%
380 298 18.2545 47 15.0000 26.0000 16231 73.33%
Cuts: 11
* 440+ 347 16.0000 25.9814 62.38%
Impl Bds: 3
Found incumbent of value 16.000000 after 0.53 sec. (770.33 ticks)
* 510+ 396 17.0000 25.9437 52.61%
Found incumbent of value 17.000000 after 0.58 sec. (832.62 ticks)
* 517 339 integral 0 18.0000 25.9437 19881 44.13%
Found incumbent of value 18.000000 after 0.58 sec. (835.88 ticks)
620 428 23.0525 69 18.0000 25.6677 22019 42.60%
This is how the branch and bound algorithm works see e.g. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_and_bound).
The CPLEX documentation on how to interpret the node log may also be of interest.
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgece ... e_log.html
I hope this helps!
Fred
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Re: Global Optimal in GAMS Solvers (CPLEX and BARON)
Hi,
Thanks for these useful links. Another question if the solver found the integer solution =26 at the node 180 for example, it will stop as the optcr will be equal to zero while the best bound will still decrease in the following nodes. Or this case won't occur ?
Thanks for these useful links. Another question if the solver found the integer solution =26 at the node 180 for example, it will stop as the optcr will be equal to zero while the best bound will still decrease in the following nodes. Or this case won't occur ?