12.2. Table of Business Optimizer examples
Some of the Business Optimizer examples solve problems that are presented in academic contests. The Contest column in the following table lists the contests. It also identifies an example as being either realistic or unrealistic for the purpose of a contest. A realistic contest is an official, independent contest:
A realistic contest is an official, independent contest that meets the following standards:
- Clearly defined real-world use cases
- Real-world constraints
- Multiple real-world datasets
- Reproducible results within a specific time limit on specific hardware
- Serious participation from the academic and/or enterprise Operations Research community.
Realistic contests provide an objective comparison of Business Optimizer with competitive software and academic research.
| Example | Domain | Size | Contest | Directory name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Pointless (cheatable) |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No (Defined by us) |
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| 1 entity class (1 chained variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Unrealistic TSP web |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Unrealistic |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No (Defined by us) |
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| 1 entity class (2 variables) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No (Defined by us) |
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| 1 entity class (2 variables) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Realistic ITC 2007 track 3 |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Nearly realistic ROADEF 2012 |
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| 1 entity class (1 chained variable) 1 shadow entity class (1 automatic shadow variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Unrealistic VRP web |
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| Vehicle routing with time windows | All of Vehicle routing (1 shadow variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Unrealistic VRP web |
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| 1 entity class (2 variables) (1 shadow variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Nearly realistic MISTA 2013 |
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| 1 entity class (1 chained variable) (1 shadow variable) 1 shadow entity class (1 automatic shadow variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No Defined by us |
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| 2 entity classes (same hierarchy) (2 variables) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Realistic ITC 2007 track 1 |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Realistic INRC 2010 |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Unrealistic TTP |
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| 1 entity class (2 variables) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | Nearly realistic ICON Energy |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value =
Search space ⇐ | No Defined by us |
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| 1 entity class (2 variables) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No Defined by us |
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| 1 entity class (1 chained variable) (4 shadow variables) 1 shadow entity class (1 automatic shadow variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No Defined by us |
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| 1 entity class (1 variable) 1 shadow entity class (1 automatic shadow variable) |
Entity ⇐
Value ⇐
Search space ⇐ | No Defined by us |
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