[Dip] issues with DualStabAlpha

Shahin Gelareh shahin.gelareh at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 07:27:19 EST 2014


Dear all

I have a MIP decomposed into a RMP and three pricing problems.
The RMP is feasible because I added a feasible solution in the relevant
function.

The optimal solution is 149 and the feasible solution I added is 213.
The decomposition suffers from the degeneracy and the fact that dual duals
are not promising after some time.

I have set DualStab = 1 and played with DualStabAlpha. Strange results have
been observed. In brief with low DualStabAlpha I get optimal solution but
with higher values the solution is wrong.

I appreciate any comment.
Shahin

For DualStabAlpha = 0.3 I have optimality.

Alps0208I Search completed.
Alps0261I Best solution found had quality 149 and was found at depth 30
Alps0265I Number of nodes fully processed:          58
Alps0266I Number of nodes partially processed:      3
Alps0267I Number of nodes branched:                 30
Alps0268I Number of nodes pruned before processing: 0
Alps0270I Number of nodes left:                     0
Alps0272I Tree depth: 8
Alps0274I Search CPU time: 257.53 seconds
Alps0278I Search wall-clock time: 257.53 seconds

================ DECOMP Statistics [BEGIN]: ===============
Total Decomp          =                256.57    100.00    61    16.95
Total Solve Relax     =                253.52    98.81     7461  0.48
Total Solve Relax App =                0.01      0.00      7461  0.00
Total Solution Update =                17.72     6.91      2780  0.07
Total Generate Cuts   =                0.15      0.06      6     0.03
Total Generate Vars   =                204.81    79.83     2485  0.47
Total Compress Cols   =                0.56      0.22      391   0.01
================ DECOMP Statistics [END  ]: ===============
x(0)(1)(2)(1)               1.00
x(0)(2)(1)(2)               1.00
x(0)(4)(0)(4)               1.00
x(1)(3)(2)(4)               1.00
x(2)(6)(1)(8)               1.00
x(3)(5)(2)(9)               1.00
x(4)(8)(0)(12)              1.00
x(5)(7)(2)(16)              1.00
x(6)(0)(1)(14)              1.00
x(7)(0)(2)(23)              1.00
x(8)(0)(0)(20)              1.00
Status= 0 *BestLB= 149.00000  BestUB= 149.00000*  Nodes= 58     SetupCPU=
0.78 SolveCPU= 257.59 TotalCPU= 258.36 SetupReal= 0.77 SetupReal= 257.59
TotalReal= 1
.55
ERROR. BestKnownUB= 1e+020 but DECOMP claims GlobalUB= 149
Press any key to continue . . .


For DualStabAlpha = 0.9 I face with a premature convergence to a
non-optimal solution

Processing Node   2 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    3
LB=     -0.768 UB=      0.720 nodeLB=     -0.768 gLB=     -2.563 gUB=
231.00
lpGap=      1.938 ipGap=    301.777 time=       6.86
Processing Node   2 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    4
LB=     -0.694 UB=      0.720 nodeLB=     -0.694 gLB=     -2.563 gUB=
231.00
lpGap=      2.038 ipGap=    333.932 time=       6.98
Processing Node   2 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    5
LB=     -0.548 UB=      0.693 nodeLB=     -0.548 gLB=     -2.563 gUB=
231.00
lpGap=      2.265 ipGap=    422.755 time=       7.10
D-ALGO   : 7.11     [CPU: 7.107   ]  --- processNode() -----------> funcT =
0.678

Alps0208I Search completed.
Alps0261I Best solution found had quality 231 and was found at depth 0
Alps0264I Number of nodes processed:                3
Alps0267I Number of nodes branched:                 1
Alps0268I Number of nodes pruned before processing: 0
Alps0270I Number of nodes left:                     0
Alps0272I Tree depth: 1
Alps0274I Search CPU time: 6.21 seconds
Alps0278I Search wall-clock time: 6.21 seconds

================ DECOMP Statistics [BEGIN]: ===============
Total Decomp          =                6.14      100.00    3     3.57
Total Solve Relax     =                8.46      137.76    144   0.54
Total Solve Relax App =                0.00      0.00      144   0.00
Total Solution Update =                0.22      3.65      46    0.01
Total Generate Cuts   =                0.00      0.00      0     0.00
Total Generate Vars   =                5.26      85.66     46    0.15
Total Compress Cols   =                0.00      0.00      0     0.00
================ DECOMP Statistics [END  ]: ===============
x(0)(6)(1)(6)               1.00
x(0)(7)(2)(7)               1.00
x(0)(8)(0)(8)               1.00
x(1)(0)(2)(29)              1.00
x(2)(0)(1)(18)              1.00
x(3)(1)(2)(28)              1.00
x(4)(0)(0)(24)              1.00
x(5)(3)(2)(23)              1.00
x(6)(2)(1)(16)              1.00
x(7)(5)(2)(16)              1.00
x(8)(4)(0)(20)              1.00
Status= 0 *BestLB= 231.00000  BestUB= 231.00000*  Nodes= 3      SetupCPU=
0.90 SolveCPU= 6.27 TotalCPU= 7.17 SetupReal= 0.90 SetupReal= 6.27
TotalReal= 1.79
ERROR. BestKnownUB= 1e+020 but DECOMP claims GlobalUB= 231
Press any key to continue . . .


with DualStabAlpha = 0.7 we get a lower bound which is higher than the
optimal I know (I terminated the iterations manually).

lpGap=      1.179 ipGap=    143.197 time=     332.39
Processing Node 241 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    6
LB=     -1.184 UB=      0.200 nodeLB=     -1.118 gLB=    150.780 gUB=
159.000
lpGap=      1.179 ipGap=    143.197 time=     332.45
Processing Node 241 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    7
LB=     -0.723 UB=      0.200 nodeLB=     -0.723 gLB=    150.780 gUB=
159.000
lpGap=      1.277 ipGap=    221.003 time=     332.51
D-ALGO   : 333      [CPU: 332.5   ]  --- processNode() -----------> funcT =
0.455
D-ALGO   : 333      [CPU: 333     ] <--- processNode() -----------
Process Node 242 (algo = PRICE_AND_CUT, phaseLast = PHASE_PRICE1) gLB =
150.78 gUB = 159 gap = 0.05452 time = 332.526
phase = PHASE_PRICE1
Processing Node 242 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    1
LB=     -0.800 UB=      0.800 nodeLB=     -0.800 gLB=    150.780 gUB=
159.000
lpGap=      2.000 ipGap=    199.750 time=     332.59
Processing Node 242 algo= PRICE_AND_CUT phase= PHASE_PRICE1 c=    0 p=    2
LB=     -0.693 UB=      0.800 nodeLB=     -0.693 gLB=    150.780 gUB=
159.000
lpGap=      2.154 ipGap=    230.327 time=     332.65
^CPress any key to continue . . .
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