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| Pitfall | Example | Mitigation | |--------|---------|-------------| | Over-linearization | Approximating a convex cost as piecewise linear with too few segments | Use SOCP or quadratic terms | | Symmetry | Identical machines in scheduling → huge branch-and-bound | Add symmetry-breaking constraints | | Big-M misuse | Choosing M too large → numerical instability | Use indicator constraints or SOS1 | | Ignoring integrality gaps | Using LP relaxation to guide branching blindly | Add valid inequalities (cuts) | | Deterministic assumption | Ignoring parameter uncertainty | Switch to robust/stochastic model | Methodological Pitfalls (From Practice) | Pitfall | Example
Methodology: Since the objective function is convex in $W$ alone or $H$ alone, but not jointly, standard methodologies use Block Coordinate Descent (BCD).