Inverse anti-k-centrum problem on networks with variable edge lengths. Pham, V. H. & Nguyen, K. T. Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics, 24(2):501–522, 2020.
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This paper concerns the problem of modifying edge lengths of a network at minimum total costs so as to make a prespecified vertex become an optimal location in the modified environment. Here, we focus on the ordered median objective function with respect to the vector of multipliers λ = (1, …, 1, 0, …, 0) with k 1’s. This problem is called the inverse anti-k-centrum problem. We first show that the inverse anti-k-centrum problem is NP-hard even on tree networks. However, for the inverse anti-k-centrum problem on cycles, we formulate it as one or two linear programs, depending on odd or even integer k. Concerning the special cases with k = 2, 3, M, we develop combinatorial algorithms that efficiently solve the problem, where M is the number of vertices of the cycle.
@article{Pham2020,
	title = {Inverse anti-k-centrum problem on networks with variable edge lengths},
	volume = {24},
	issn = {10275487},
	doi = {10.11650/tjm/190602},
	abstract = {This paper concerns the problem of modifying edge lengths of a network at minimum total costs so as to make a prespecified vertex become an optimal location in the modified environment. Here, we focus on the ordered median objective function with respect to the vector of multipliers λ = (1, …, 1, 0, …, 0) with k 1’s. This problem is called the inverse anti-k-centrum problem. We first show that the inverse anti-k-centrum problem is NP-hard even on tree networks. However, for the inverse anti-k-centrum problem on cycles, we formulate it as one or two linear programs, depending on odd or even integer k. Concerning the special cases with k = 2, 3, M, we develop combinatorial algorithms that efficiently solve the problem, where M is the number of vertices of the cycle.},
	number = {2},
	journal = {Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics},
	author = {Pham, Van Huy and Nguyen, Kien Trung},
	year = {2020},
	keywords = {Anti-k-centrum, Cycle, Inverse optimization problems, Location problems, Ordered median function, Tree},
	pages = {501--522},
}

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