Jacques Benders and his decomposition algorithm

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.

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Operations Research Letters
Published
2025-09-02
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2025.107361
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Data Management and Algorithms
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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.

Operations Research LettersVol. 63
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (NL), Eindhoven University of Technology (NL), Delft University of Technology (NL)
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
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