Linear Integer Programming Approach to Construction of Balanced Incomplete Block Designs

摘要

This article proposes a linear integer programming-based algorithm to construct balanced incomplete block designs. Working of the algorithm is illustrated with the help of an example. The algorithm is able to generate balanced incomplete block designs very fast in most of the cases. The performance of the proposed algorithm is compared with other algorithms proposed in the literature. It is demonstrated that the proposed algorithm is competitive with the existing algorithms.