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Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Pengyu, Jiang, Ruiwei
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
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author Zhang, Pengyu
Jiang, Ruiwei
author_facet Zhang, Pengyu
Jiang, Ruiwei
contents We study two-stage stochastic optimization models with mixed-integer decision variables appearing in both stages. For these models, dual decomposition enables parallel computing implementation and can quickly provide a lower bound for the optimal value. However, the lower bound thus obtained is not exact in general due to the lack of strong duality. In this paper, we propose a generalized dual decomposition (GDD) that extends the linear regularizer used in dual decomposition to a general nonlinear one, which still admits parallelization while exhibiting strong duality. By encoding the nonlinear regularizers through parameterization and cutting planes, we establish the convergence of a GDD algorithm to achieve global optimum. In addition, we discuss strategies for solving the GDD scenario subproblems more efficiently, including pruning and valid inequalities. Furthermore, we extend GDD to a more general, constrained form that subsumes, as special cases, robust optimization, chance-constrained programs, and bilevel optimization with multiple followers. Finally, numerical experiments demonstrate the strong duality of GDD, its computational efficacy versus primal (Benders-type) decomposition algorithms, and the speedup through parallel computing.
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Zhang, Pengyu
Jiang, Ruiwei
Optimization and Control
We study two-stage stochastic optimization models with mixed-integer decision variables appearing in both stages. For these models, dual decomposition enables parallel computing implementation and can quickly provide a lower bound for the optimal value. However, the lower bound thus obtained is not exact in general due to the lack of strong duality. In this paper, we propose a generalized dual decomposition (GDD) that extends the linear regularizer used in dual decomposition to a general nonlinear one, which still admits parallelization while exhibiting strong duality. By encoding the nonlinear regularizers through parameterization and cutting planes, we establish the convergence of a GDD algorithm to achieve global optimum. In addition, we discuss strategies for solving the GDD scenario subproblems more efficiently, including pruning and valid inequalities. Furthermore, we extend GDD to a more general, constrained form that subsumes, as special cases, robust optimization, chance-constrained programs, and bilevel optimization with multiple followers. Finally, numerical experiments demonstrate the strong duality of GDD, its computational efficacy versus primal (Benders-type) decomposition algorithms, and the speedup through parallel computing.
title Generalized Dual Decomposition
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.14273