Abstract: The Knapsack Problem (KP) is a renowned combinatorial optimization challenge, recognized for its NP-hard complexity. This characteristic renders large-scale KP instances resistant to ...

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* In a variant of the Knapsack problem, all the items in the vault are gold * bars. The value of a gold bar is directly proportional to its weight.

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Abstract: The multiple-choice knapsack problem (MCKP) is a classic NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. Motivated by several significant real-world applications, this work investigates a novel ...