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When presented with a mathematical model problem P M the problem-solver generally prefers to solve it exactly, that is to find a solution xM* guaranteed to be optimal. This is a natural attitude but there are several reasons why, in particular cases, it may be inappropriate to insist on an exact method.
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Boffey, T.B. (1982). Heuristic Methods. In: Graph Theory in Operations Research. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16675-6_11
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