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We present a 1.488 approximation algorithm for the metric uncapacitated facility location (UFL) problem. Previously the best algorithm was due to Byrka [1]. By linearly combining two algorithms A1(γ f ) for γ f ≈ 1.6774 and the (1.11,1.78)-approximation algorithm A2 proposed by Jain, Mahdian and Saberi [8], Byrka gave a 1.5 approximation algorithm for the UFL problem. We show that if γ f is randomly selected from some distribution, the approximation ratio can be improved to 1.488. Our algorithm cuts the gap with the 1.463 approximability lower bound by almost 1/3.
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Li, S. (2011). A 1.488 Approximation Algorithm for the Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem. In: Aceto, L., Henzinger, M., Sgall, J. (eds) Automata, Languages and Programming. ICALP 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6756. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22012-8_5
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