Who among optimization practitioners hasn't heard at least one customer saying "I want the best solution" ? I certainly did. When that happens one has to manage expectations because solving real problems to optimality may not be possible in a reasonable time.  Customers must understand that finding the best solution and prove it is the best one is not always doable.  They should instead focus on finding the best possible solution in a limited amount of time.   If they agree to it, then they find it valuable to... [More]

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