AMPL Team
March 8, 2024
AMPL Elevates Problem-Solving with Xpress Solver
FICO Xpress Solver provides the widest breadth of industry-leading optimization algorithms and technologies to solve linear, mixed integer, and non-linear problems to help users solve their most difficult and complex challenges.
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Xpress Solver is designed to tackle the most challenging business problems across various industries, leveraging advanced optimization algorithms that are both scalable and robust. It excels in solving linear, mixed-integer, and general nonlinear problems, handling up to tens of millions of decision variables and hundreds of millions of nonzero coefficients commonly encountered in real-world applications.
Xpress Solver features a comprehensive suite of high-performance solvers for nonlinear problems, enabling businesses to solve intricate general nonlinear challenges. Xpress Nonlinear, in particular, has demonstrated its capability by solving problems with millions of decision variables within practical timeframes, often mere minutes. It also offers solutions for black box optimization issues, integrating external processes as callable functions to model and embed as coefficients, enhancing its veratility in real-world business applications.
Furthermore, out of the box, Xpress Solver harnesses the power of multi-threaded parellel processing, utilizing multiple CPU cores to swiftly and efficiently address complex problems, scaling its performance effectively across numerous cores.
Solve for large-scale linear and mixed integer problems, as well as non-linear problems: LP, NLP, MIP, MINLP, QP, QCQP, SOCP, MIQP, MIQCQP, MISOCP, MINLP, and CP.
Constraint Programming (CP) and Second Order Cone problems (SOCPs).
For continuous problems, primal and dual simplex, interior-point (barrier); for integer problems, advanced branch-and-bound with presolve, feasibility heuristics, and cut generators. Global (MI)NLP solver for non-convex non-linear models.
For Python enthusiasts, Xpress is also accessible as a module with amplpy, blending seamlessly with your Python projects. Explore more about this integration at AMPL Python Integration.# Install Python API for AMPL
$ python -m pip install amplpy
# Install xpress
$ python -m amplpy.modules install xpress
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+ $1,200 maintenance annually
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+ $1,600 maintenance annually
Best for small applications running one process at a time
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+ $1,800 maintenance annually
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+ $3,200 maintenance annually + $1,600 additional CPU
Xpress downloads are available from the My Downloads page of your account at the AMPL Portal, and are included in the bundles that are used for free trials.
The integration of AMPL and FICO Xpress creates a powerful synergy for solving complex optimization problems across various industries. AMPL, known for its user-friendly modeling language and robust environment, facilitates the formulation of complex mathematical models with remarkable ease and clarity. It acts as an intuitive interface for modelers, allowing them to represent optimization problems in a concise and readable form. This is particularly beneficial for large-scale, intricate problems where model simplicity and clarity are paramount. AMPL’s flexibility in handling different data formats and its capability to efficiently manage large-scale problems make it an ideal front-end tool for optimization.
When paired with FICO Xpress, the capabilities of AMPL are significantly enhanced. Xpress, with its advanced solver technologies, excels in handling the rigorous computational demands of these models. It is particularly adept at dealing with linear, mixed-integer, and non-linear optimization challenges, offering robust and speedy solutions. The combination of AMPL’s modeling simplicity and Xpress’s computational power allows users to not only develop models more rapidly but also solve them with greater efficiency and accuracy. This integration proves invaluable in scenarios where decision-making is critical and time-sensitive, such as in supply chain management, financial planning, and resource allocation. Together, AMPL and Xpress deliver a comprehensive optimization toolkit, enabling users to transform complex, real-world problems into optimal decisions with unprecedented ease and precision.
FICO Xpress Solver tackles your toughest business challenges with a powerful arsenal of algorithms. It seamlessly handles a vast array of optimization problems, ranging from linear and mixed-integer, to convex quadratic and second-order cone varieties. Xpress boasts unrivaled scalability, chewing through problems with millions of variables and hundreds of millions of coefficients, making it the go-to solution for complex scenarios across diverse industries.
But its strength lies not just in size, but in its versatility. Xpress integrates seamlessly with various development environments and modeling languages, empowering you to craft the perfect solution for your specific needs. Whether you’re optimizing production schedules, managing energy grids, or minimizing financial risks, Xpress delivers intelligent insights and optimizes decisions, propelling your business to new heights.
Xpress Industry-Specific Optimization
Xpress Solver stands as a versatile and robust optimization champion, tackling intricate challenges across industries. From streamlining logistics networks with intelligent routing and inventory management to optimizing production schedules in manufacturing and fine-tuning resource allocation in software development, its potent algorithms unlock a world of efficiency and cost savings.
Xpress supports a comprehensive array of CP features, including disjunctive logic programming, and constraints like alldifferent. These advanced tools enable modeling complex real-world problems with intricate relationships and dependencies.
Yes, Xpress allows fine-tuning various solver parameters like tolerance levels, branching strategies, and heuristic settings. Through experimentation and analysis, you can optimize these parameters to improve solution speed and accuracy for your specific problem class.
Yes, Xpress capabilities support dynamic optimization scenarios:
FICO XPRESS website
XPRESS for AMPL User’s Guide including option descriptions
XPRESS-AMPL interface source code