| Article ID: | iaor20062920 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 296 |
| End Page Number: | 306 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Journal: | Operations Research Letters |
| Authors: | Savelsbergh Martin W.P., Vanderbeck Franois |
| Keywords: | programming: linear |
The Dantzig–Wolfe reformulation principle is presented based on the concept of generating sets. The use of generating sets allows for an easy extension to mixed integer programming. Moreover, it provides a unifying framework for viewing various column generation practices, such as relaxing or tightening the column generation subproblem and introducing stabilization techniques.