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The Tortoise and the Hare: An Unexpected Scheduling Race Between MILP and CP Solvers

The Tortoise and the Hare: An Unexpected Scheduling Race Between MILP and CP Solvers

Update: 2025-09-22
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-tortoise-and-the-hare-an-unexpected-scheduling-race-between-milp-and-cp-solvers.

This paper compares MILP and CP solvers on a new FJS scheduling problem, showing CP is faster and "warm starts" are vital for large instances.

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This paper compares MILP and CP solvers on a new FJS scheduling problem, showing CP is faster and "warm starts" are vital for large instances.

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The Tortoise and the Hare: An Unexpected Scheduling Race Between MILP and CP Solvers

The Tortoise and the Hare: An Unexpected Scheduling Race Between MILP and CP Solvers

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