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Solve a simple MIP using Benders decomposition Description Solve a simple MIP using Benders decomposition. Courtesy of Georgios Patsakis (UC Berkeley, Amazon) and Richard L.-Y. Chen (Amazon). Further explanation of this example: 'Xpress Python Reference Manual'
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benders_decomp.py # An application of the Xpress callbacks to a Benders decomposition algorithm. # # Solves the problem: # min c1*x + c2*y # st A1*x + A2*y <=b (m constraints) # x binary n1-dimensional vector # y >=0 continuous n2-dimensional vector # # NOTE: This example is for illustration/tutorial purposes only. There is no # benefit in solving the generic problem defined below using Benders # decomposition. # Courtesy of Georgios Patsakis (UC Berkeley, Amazon) and Richard L.-Y. Chen (Amazon). # # (C) 2019-2025 Fair Isaac Corporation # Import necessary packages. import xpress as xp import sys # Initialize problem parameters. c1 = [1,6,5,7] # n1 x 1 c2 = [9,3,0,2,3] # n2 x 1 b = [-3,-4,1,4,5] # m x 1 A1 = [[0, -2, 3, 2], [-5, 0, -3, 1], [1, 0, 4, -2], [0, -3, 4, -1], [-5, -4, 3, 0]] A2 = [[3, 4, 2, 0, -5], [0, 2, 3, -2, 1], [2, 0, 1, -3, -5], [-5, 3, -2, -3, 0], [-2, 3, -1, 2, -4]] m = len(b) n1 = len(c1) n2 = len(c2) # Absolute accuracy for optimal objective. ObjAbsAccuracy=0.00001 # SOLVE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WITHOUT DECOMPOSING # Define Problem. p = xp.problem() # Define Variables. x = [p.addVariable(vartype=xp.binary) for _ in range(n1)] y = [p.addVariable() for _ in range(n2)] # positive real variable # Define Constraints. constr = [xp.Sum(A1[ii][jj]*x[jj] for jj in range(n1)) + \ xp.Sum(A2[ii][jj]*y[jj] for jj in range(n2)) \ <= b[ii] for ii in range(m)] p.addConstraint(constr) # Define Objective. p.setObjective(xp.Sum(c1[jj]*x[jj] for jj in range(n1)) + \ xp.Sum(c2[jj]*y[jj] for jj in range(n2)) , \ sense=xp.minimize) # Solve and retrieve solution. p.optimize() if p.attributes.solvestatus != xp.SolveStatus.COMPLETED or \ p.attributes.solstatus != xp.SolStatus.OPTIMAL: raise RuntimeError('Problem could not be solved to MIP optimality') yopt = p.getSolution(y) print("The optimal objective is:", p.attributes.objval) print("The first stage variables are:", p.getSolution(x)) print("The second stage variables are:", yopt) print("The objective of the second stage is:", sum(c2[jj]*yopt[jj] for jj in range(n2))) # SOLVE DECOMPOSED PROBLEM # We define the following functions: # - subproblem: function that solves the subproblem for a given first stage # variable xhat. If the subproblem has an optimal solution, it returns the # the optimal dual multiplier associated with the non anticipativaty # constraint, the optimal objective, and the label "Optimal". If the # subproblem is infeasible, it returns the dual ray of unboundedness and # the label "Infeasible". # # - integer_callback: An integer callback is triggered every time an integer # solution is found. The function integer_callback is an input to the # addPreIntsolCallback function and has a specified input - output format based # on the Xpress documentation. It takes as input the main optimization # problem name, a user data structure, a variable that indicates whether # the integer solution comes from a heuristic or from a node relaxation, # and the proposed update to the upper bound if this integer solution is # accepted as feasible. The inputs are populated by the solver when the # callback is triggered. The function returns whether the integer solution # found should be accepted as feasible and the proposed update to the upper # bound if the solution is feasible (which could be the same as the one # proposed by the solver as part of the input). # Subproblem Solver Function. def subproblem(xhat): # Input: # - xhat: n1x1a array is the first stage variable, # passed to the subproblem. # # Output: # return (lamb: n1x1 array, beta: scalar, flag:string) # - If the subproblem is Infeasible, the flag is 'Infeasible', and # lamb (n1x1) and beta (1x1) are the components of the dual ray of # unboundedness necessary to write a feasibility cut of the form: # sum(x[i]*lamb[i] for all i) +beta >= 0 # - If the subproblem is Optimal, the flag is 'Optimal', beta (1x1) is the # optimal objective, and lamb (n1x1) is the optimal dual multiplier # associated with the non anticipativaty constraint, so that the # optimality cut will have the form: # theta >= sum(x[i]*lamb[i] for all i) + beta # IMPORTANT NOTE: The subproblem needs to ensure tha upper bounds or non # zero lower bounds should ONLY BE DEFINED THROUGH CONSTRAINTS, not as part # of the variable definition. This is to ensure the feasibility cuts are # correct. # Side Note: It is a good practice to ensure that the subproblem is always # feasible through modeling, by say adding slacks to all the constraints, # hence avoiding feasibility cuts completely. This is because feasibility # cuts tend to be extremely slow. In this code we implemented feasibility # cuts for reasons of completeness. # Define and Solve Subproblem. # Initialize Problem. r=xp.problem() # Define Variables. y=[r.addVariable() for _ in range(n2)] # Positive real variable - second stage. z=[r.addVariable(lb=-xp.infinity) for _ in range(n1)] # Dummy copy variable, # must have the exact shape as xhat. epsilon=r.addVariable(lb=-xp.infinity) # Dummy variable to extract part of the # infeasibility ray (if infeasible). # Define Constraints. # Dummy cosntraint for optimality/feasibility cuts. # Note: make sure the index of the variable and of the position in the # constraint array is the same (or has a known mapping). dummy1= [z[i]==xhat[i] for i in range(n1)] # Dummy constraint for feasibility cut. dummy2= epsilon==1 # Second stage constraints, where RHS b has been multiplied by epsilon. constr=[xp.Sum(A1[ii][jj]*z[jj] for jj in range(n1)) + \ xp.Sum(A2[ii][jj]*y[jj] for jj in range(n2)) \ - epsilon*b[ii]<=0 for ii in range(m)] r.addConstraint(constr,dummy1,dummy2) # Define Objective. r.setObjective(xp.Sum(c2[jj]*y[jj] for jj in range(n2)), sense=xp.minimize) # Disable presolve. The only reason to do this is because in the case of # an infeasible problem, the presolve might identify infeasibility of the # problem without running simplex. Because of that, no dual infeasibility # certificate will be found, hence a dual ray of unboundedness will not be # returned, which means that a feasibility cut can not be formed. In # practice, we should avoid infeasibility cuts altogether through modeling # and have presolve on for a better performance in the subproblem. If an # infeasibility cut can not be avoided, formulating the dual explicitly is # the only option. r.controls.presolve = 0 # Silence output. r.controls.outputlog = 0 # Solve optimization. r.optimize() # Find the indices of constraint dummy1, which will be used to access the # dual multipliers corresponding to the entries of xhat. xind1=[dummy1[ii].index for ii in range(n1)] if r.attributes.solvestatus != xp.SolveStatus.COMPLETED: print("ERROR: Subproblem was not solved. Terminating.") sys.exit() # Take cases depending on subproblem status. if r.attributes.solstatus == xp.SolStatus.OPTIMAL: # Optimal subproblem. print("Optimal Subproblem") # Retrieve optimal dual multiplier and objective and return. dualmult=r.getDuals() lamb=[dualmult[ii] for ii in xind1] beta=r.attributes.objval return(lamb,beta,'Optimal') elif r.attributes.solstatus == xp.SolStatus.INFEAS: # Infeasible subproblem. print("Infeasible Subproblem") if not r.hasdualray (): print ("Could not retrieve a dual ray, return no good cut instead:") # This is just a cheat if the subproblem is found infeasible and # the optimizer fails to find a dual ray. Since all the first stage # variables are binary, we add a No-Good-Cut to exclude the point # xhat instead of an infeasibility cut. xhatones=set(ii for ii in range(n1) if xhat[ii]>=0.5) lamb=[2*xhat[ii]-1 for ii in range(n1)] beta=-sum(xhat)+1 else: # Extract the dual ray. dray = r.getDualRay() print ("Dual Ray:", dray) # Extract the part of the dual ray corresponding to the first stage # variables xhat. lamb=[dray[ii] for ii in xind1] # Extract the constant from the dual ray entry of constraint dummy 2. beta=dray[dummy2.index] return(lamb,beta,'Infeasible') else: print("ERROR: Subproblem not optimal or infeasible. Terminating.") sys.exit() # Integer Callback Function def integer_callback(p, data, soltype, cutoff): # Input: # NOTE: the input is populated by the solver when an integer solution is # found. # - p: an xp.problem() (the main problem from which the callbacks were # triggered) # - data: structure that is passed to the callback from the # problem, and is specified in the addPreIntsolCallback function. No # data is needed here, so the addPreIntsolCallback() call uses None. # - soltype: 0 if the integer solution was found by a node relaxation, # and not 0 if the integer solution was found by a heuristic # - cutoff: the integer solution found by the solver is associated with an # upper bound, if this integer solution is feasible to full problem. cutoff # is the upper bound (slightly decreased) associated with that integer # solution. If the user decides that the integer solution is indeed feasible, # the user can modify that cutoff, if the default solver value misrepresents # the upper bound, and return a new cutoff (newcutoff) # # Output: # return (isreject, newcutoff) # - isreject: True to reject integer solution, False to accept it # - newcutoff: in case isreject is False, possible update to the cutoff. print("Entering Integer Callback.") if soltype ==0: # In this case the integer solution was found by a node relaxation of # the B&B tree, so we accept it as is. The node callback has taken # care of ensuring the solution is feasible to the subproblem. print("Integer solution from optimal node relaxation.") print("Solution accepted. Cutoff:", cutoff) return(False,None) else: print("Integer solution found from heuristic. Checking subproblem.") # In any other case, we need to solve the subproblem. # Retrieve xhat and thetahat from the heuristic solution. xhat = p.getCallbackSolution([x[ii] for ii in range(n1)]) thetahat = p.getCallbackSolution(theta) print("Solution tested x=",xhat, "and theta=",thetahat) print("Cutoff is:",cutoff) # Solve the subproblem. (dual_mult,opt,status)=subproblem(xhat) if status=='Infeasible': # In the case of an infeasible subproblem, reject the solution found. return (True,None) elif status=='Optimal': if thetahat>=opt-ObjAbsAccuracy: # In this case the vector (xhat,thetahat) is feasible, so accept # it and accept the cutoff. print("Accepting pair x=",xhat,",theta=",thetahat ) print("Accept new cutoff:",cutoff) return(False,None) else: # In this case the solution (xhat,thetahat) is infeasible so # reject it. return (True,None) else: print("We shouldn't reach this point.") print("Rejecting pair x=",xhat,",theta=",thetahat ) return(True,None) # Node Callback Function def node_callback(p, data): # Input: # Note: the input is populated by the solver when the relaxation of a node # is solved # - p: the xp.problem corresponding to the main problem, from which the # callback is triggered. # - data: structure that is passed to the callback from the # problem, and is specified in the addOptnodeCallback function. No # data is needed here, so the addOptnodeCallback() call uses None. # # Output: # return 0 print("We entered a node callback") # Obtain node relaxation solution. xind = [x[ii].index for ii in range(n1)] thetaind = [theta.index] xhat = p.getCallbackSolution([x[ii] for ii in range(n1)]) thetahat = p.getCallbackSolution(theta) print("Solution tested x=",xhat, "and theta=",thetahat) # Now let's see if the solution satisfies the subproblem induced constraints. # Solve the subproblem. (dual_mult,opt,status)=subproblem(xhat) if status=='Infeasible': # Create feasibility cut to add to node. coefficients=dual_mult rhs=-opt print("Add cut. Cut stats:") print("coefficients:",coefficients) print("<=rhs:",rhs) print("column indices:",xind) # Add the cut (this will reject the point). p.addCuts([1],['L'],[rhs],[0,len(xhat)],xind,coefficients) print("Rejecting pair x=",xhat,",theta=",thetahat, "with a cut." ) return 0 elif status=='Optimal': if thetahat>=opt-ObjAbsAccuracy: # In this case the vector (xhat,thetahat) is feasible, so accept. print("Accepting pair x=",xhat,",theta=",thetahat ) print("An integer callback will be triggered for that pair later.") return 0 else: # In this case the solution (xhat,thetahat) is infeasible so reject # it and add an optimality cut. coefficients=[1]+[-dual_mult[ii] for ii in range(len(dual_mult))] rhs=opt-sum(dual_mult[ii]*xhat[ii] for ii in range(len(dual_mult))) print("Store cut. Cut stats:") print("coefficients:",coefficients) print(">=rhs:",rhs) print("column indices:",thetaind+xind) # Add the cut (this will reject the point). p.addCuts([1],['G'],[rhs],[0,len(xhat)+1],thetaind+xind,coefficients) print("Rejecting pair x=",xhat,",theta=",thetahat,"with a cut." ) return 0 else: print("ERROR: Subproblem not optimal or infeasible. Terminating.") sys.exit() # Main Problem. # Define main problem. p=xp.problem() # Define first stage variables. x=[p.addVariable(vartype=xp.binary) for _ in range(n1)] theta=p.addVariable() # (positive) second stage cost - change the default lower # bound if second stage cost may not be positive. # Define objective. p.setObjective(xp.Sum(c1[jj]*x[jj] for jj in range(n1)) + theta, sense=xp.minimize) # Add Integer callback. i.e., when an integer solution is found, the function # integer_callback will be called by the solver. p.addPreIntsolCallback(integer_callback, None, 0) # Add node_callback. i.e., when a node relaxation is solved, the function # node_callback will be called by the solver. p.addOptnodeCallback(node_callback, None, 0) # Deactivate presolve. This is to ensure that the solver will not eliminate # variables, so the indices we retrieve for the variables and the cuts we add # correspond to/contain existing optimization variables. Presolve can be # activated, but additional steps are required for that (presolving the cuts # the same way as the rows of the matrix). p.setControl({"presolve":0,"mippresolve":0,"symmetry":0}) # Solve the main problem. p.optimize() if p.attributes.solvestatus == xp.SolveStatus.COMPLETED and \ p.attributes.solstatus == xp.SolStatus.OPTIMAL: # Print results. print("The optimal objective is:",p.attributes.objval) print("The first stage variables are:",p.getSolution(x)) else: print("Could not solve the problem")
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