Optimization Models for the Quadratic Traveling Salesperson Problem

Abstract: The quadratic traveling salesperson problem (QTSP) is a generalization of the traveling salesperson problem, in which all triples of consecutive customers in a tour determine the travel cost. We propose compact optimization models for QTSP in mixed-integer quadratic programming (MIQP), mixed-integer linear programming (MILP), constraint programming (CP), and domain-independent dynamic programming (DIDP). Our experimental results demonstrate that the DIDP model performs better than other approaches in optimality gap and solution quality when the problem size is large enough.