$title Traveling Salesman Problem - One (TSP1,SEQ=177) $onText This is the first problem in a series of traveling salesman problems. In this problem we first solve an assignment problem as a relaxation of the TSP. Subtours of this solution are detected and printed. The subtours are then eliminated via cuts (constraints that eliminate solution with subtours). Note: we deal here with an unsymmetric TSP. If symmetric one can add 2 cuts in each cycle: forward and backward. Additional information can be found at: /modlib/adddocs/tsp1doc.htm Kalvelagen, E, Model Building with GAMS. forthcoming de Wetering, A V, private communication. Keywords: mixed integer linear programming, traveling salesman problem, iterative subtour elimination, cut generation $offText $eolCom // $include br17.inc * For this simple algorithm the problem is too difficult * so we consider only the first 6 cities. Set i(ii) / i1*i6 /; * options. Make sure MIP solver finds global optima. option optCr = 0; Model assign / objective, rowsum, colsum /; solve assign using mip minimizing z; * find and display tours Set t 'tours' / t1*t17 /; abort$(card(t) < card(i)) "Set t is possibly too small"; Parameter tour(i,j,t) 'subtours'; Singleton Set from(i) 'contains always one element: the from city' next(j) 'contains always one element: the to city' tt(t) 'contains always one element: the current subtour'; Set visited(i) 'flag whether a city is already visited'; * initialize from(i)$(ord(i) = 1) = yes; // turn first element on tt(t)$( ord(t) = 1) = yes; // turn first element on loop(i, next(j)$(x.l(from,j) > 0.5) = yes; // check x.l(from,j) = 1 would be dangerous tour(from,next,tt) = yes; // store in table visited(from) = yes; // mark city 'from' as visited from(j) = next(j); if(sum(visited(next),1) > 0, // if already visited... tt(t) = tt(t-1); loop(k$(not visited(k)), // find starting point of new subtour from(k) = yes; ); ); ); display tour; * subtour elimination by adding cuts * the logic to detect if there are subtours is similar * to the code above Set cc / c1*c100 /; // we allow up to 100 cuts Alias (cc,ccc); Set curcut(cc) 'current cut always one element' allcuts(cc) 'total cuts'; Parameter cutcoeff(cc, i, j); Equation cut(cc) 'dynamic cuts'; cut(allcuts).. sum((i,j), cutcoeff(allcuts,i,j)*x(i,j)) =l= card(i) - 1; Model tspcut / objective, rowsum, colsum, cut /; curcut(cc)$(ord(cc) = 1) = yes; Scalar ok; loop(ccc, from(i) = ord(i) = 1; // initialize from to first city visited(i) = no; ok = 1; loop(i$((ord(i) < card(i)) and ok), // last city can be ignored next(j) = x.l(from,j) > 0.5; // find next city visited(from) = yes; from(j) = next(j); ok$sum(visited(next),1) = 0; // we have detected a subtour ); break$(ok = 1); // done: no subtours // introduce cut cutcoeff(curcut, i, j)$(x.l(i,j) > 0.5) = 1; // next one is needed in the general case but not for TSP // cutcoeff(curcut, i, j)$(x.l(i,j) < 0.5) = -1; allcuts(curcut) = yes; // include this cut in set curcut(cc) = curcut(cc-1); // get next element solve tspcut using mip minimizing z; tspcut.solPrint = %solPrint.quiet%; ); * print solution in proper order Set xtour 'ordered tour'; from(i) = ord(i) = 1; // initialize from to first city visited(i) = no; ok = 1; loop(t$ok, next(j) = x.l(from,j) > 0.5; // find next city xtour(t,from,next) = yes; visited(from) = yes; from(j) = next(j); ok$sum(visited(next),1) = 0; // we have detected a subtour ); option xtour:0:0:1; display xtour,x.l; abort$(card(allcuts) = card(cc)) "Too many cuts needed";