Jacques Benders and his decomposition algorithm

K.I. Aardal; Cor A.J. Hurkens; J.K. Lenstra

doi:10.1016/j.orl.2025.107361

Jacques Benders and his decomposition algorithm

K.I. Aardal
, Cor A.J. Hurkens
, J.K. Lenstra (Corresponding author)

Combinatorial Optimization

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Abstract

Benders is a household name in optimization, but as a person he was hardly known beyond his circle of colleagues and students. In this brief paper, we review his life and work.

Original language	English
Article number	107361
Number of pages	4
Journal	Operations Research Letters
Volume	63
Early online date	2 Sept 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2025.107361
Publication status	Published - Nov 2025

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