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This paper describes DECOMPAR: an implementation of the Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition algorithm for block-angular linear programs using parallel processing of the subproblems. The software is based on a robust experimental code for LP decomposition and runs on the CRYSTAL multicomputer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Initial computational experience is reported. Promising directions in future development of this approach are discussed.
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Research supported in part by the Office of Naval Research under grant N00014-87-K-0163.
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Ho, J.K., Lee, T.C. & Sundarraj, R.P. Decomposition of linear programs using parallel computation. Mathematical Programming 42, 391–405 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01589413
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