A Local Search Algorithm for Clustering in Software as a Service Networks

26 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2011

See all articles by Jelmer P. van der Gaast

Jelmer P. van der Gaast

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Cornelius A. Rietveld

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)

Adriana F. Gabor

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Yingqian Zhang

Erasmus School of Economics

Date Written: February 2011 3,

Abstract

In this paper we present and analyze a model for clustering in networks that offer Software as a Service (SaaS). In this problem, organizations requesting a set of applications have to be assigned to clusters such that the costs of opening clusters and installing the necessary applications in clusters are minimized. We prove that this problem is NP-hard, and model it as an Integer Program with symmetry breaking constraints. We then propose a Tabu search heuristic for situations where good solutions are desired in a short computation time. Extensive computational experiments are conducted for evaluating the quality of the solutions obtained by the IP model and the Tabu Search heuristic. Experimental results indicate that the proposed Tabu Search is promising.

Keywords: Tabu Search, integer programming, software as a service, complexity theory

JEL Classification: M13, O32, M

Suggested Citation

van der Gaast, Jelmer P. and Rietveld, Cornelius A. and Gabor, Adriana F. and Zhang, Yingqian, A Local Search Algorithm for Clustering in Software as a Service Networks (February 2011 3,). ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2011-004-LIS, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1793629

Jelmer P. Van der Gaast

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) ( email )

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Cornelius A. Rietveld

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) ( email )

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3000 DR Rotterdam, NL 3062 PA
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Adriana F. Gabor

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) ( email )

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3000 DR Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3062PA
Netherlands

Yingqian Zhang

Erasmus School of Economics ( email )

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3000 DR Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3062PA
Netherlands

HOME PAGE: http://people.few.eur.nl/yqzhang/

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