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2. Pmve and dernonstrate the convergence <strong>of</strong> the parallel two-part and multi-pan<br />

algorithms as well as other properties <strong>of</strong> the algorithm.<br />

3. Design and implement a parailel primai-duai decomposition solver for the parallel<br />

algorithm on several computen and investigate the computational efficiency <strong>of</strong> the algorithm.<br />

13 Overview <strong>of</strong> the Thesis<br />

This thesis is organized as follows. The next chapter presents a literature ~ view on both<br />

serial decomposition methods and parailel &composition methods with basic concepts <strong>of</strong> parallel<br />

computing.<br />

Chûpter 3 proposes the new decornposition method for NO-part linear prognms. which<br />

divides the original problem into two master-like subproblems, a lower bound subproblem and<br />

an upper bound subproblem. and coordinates them to converge to an optimal solution by<br />

exchanging primal and dual information. Ro<strong>of</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the convergence as well as other useful<br />

properties <strong>of</strong> the algorithm are given.<br />

Chapter 4 discusses the development <strong>of</strong> the parallel algorithm for multi-pan models. in<br />

which the two-pm decomposition principle is recunively applied in a hierarchicd rnanner. It also<br />

discusses the heuristic parailel aigorithm. a simple extension <strong>of</strong> the two-part decomposition<br />

principle to multi-pan problerns without the hierarchical decomposition pnnciple.<br />

Chapter 5 presents the design and implementation procedures <strong>of</strong> the parallel<br />

decomposition solver and shows pteliminary computational results. In each <strong>of</strong> the tests, the<br />

pardiel algorithm converged to within a small tolerance <strong>of</strong> the optimal solution in a reasonable

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