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Optimization strategies for the bilevel network design problem with affine cost functions. / Krylatov, Alexander; Raevskaya, Anastasiya; Ageev, Petr.

In: Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 91, No. 2, 01.06.2023, p. 329–347.

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Krylatov, Alexander ; Raevskaya, Anastasiya ; Ageev, Petr. / Optimization strategies for the bilevel network design problem with affine cost functions. In: Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. 2023 ; Vol. 91, No. 2. pp. 329–347.

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