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Let $N$ be the number of locations for hotspots. Each has its cost and achievable rate. I want to find the optimal combinations of $n leq N$ locations such the cost is minimized. How can I do so without computing all possible combinations?










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    What's your constraint? A total achievable rate is given as part of the problem?
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    Sounds like an instance of the Facility Location Problem (which can be solved using integer programming)
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Let $N$ be the number of locations for hotspots. Each has its cost and achievable rate. I want to find the optimal combinations of $n leq N$ locations such the cost is minimized. How can I do so without computing all possible combinations?










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    What's your constraint? A total achievable rate is given as part of the problem?
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    – kodlu
    Jan 15 at 0:04










  • $begingroup$
    Sounds like an instance of the Facility Location Problem (which can be solved using integer programming)
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    – David M.
    Jan 15 at 5:07














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Let $N$ be the number of locations for hotspots. Each has its cost and achievable rate. I want to find the optimal combinations of $n leq N$ locations such the cost is minimized. How can I do so without computing all possible combinations?










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Let $N$ be the number of locations for hotspots. Each has its cost and achievable rate. I want to find the optimal combinations of $n leq N$ locations such the cost is minimized. How can I do so without computing all possible combinations?







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  • $begingroup$
    What's your constraint? A total achievable rate is given as part of the problem?
    $endgroup$
    – kodlu
    Jan 15 at 0:04










  • $begingroup$
    Sounds like an instance of the Facility Location Problem (which can be solved using integer programming)
    $endgroup$
    – David M.
    Jan 15 at 5:07


















  • $begingroup$
    What's your constraint? A total achievable rate is given as part of the problem?
    $endgroup$
    – kodlu
    Jan 15 at 0:04










  • $begingroup$
    Sounds like an instance of the Facility Location Problem (which can be solved using integer programming)
    $endgroup$
    – David M.
    Jan 15 at 5:07
















$begingroup$
What's your constraint? A total achievable rate is given as part of the problem?
$endgroup$
– kodlu
Jan 15 at 0:04




$begingroup$
What's your constraint? A total achievable rate is given as part of the problem?
$endgroup$
– kodlu
Jan 15 at 0:04












$begingroup$
Sounds like an instance of the Facility Location Problem (which can be solved using integer programming)
$endgroup$
– David M.
Jan 15 at 5:07




$begingroup$
Sounds like an instance of the Facility Location Problem (which can be solved using integer programming)
$endgroup$
– David M.
Jan 15 at 5:07










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