Table 4.

Comparing the performance of different initialization procedures

Initial solution type	Sequential ($S_1^j$)	Sequential ($S_2^j$)	Parallel I ($S_1^j$)	Parallel I ($S_2^j$)	Parallel II ($S_1^j$)	Parallel II ($S_2^j$)
Avg. gap	2.32	2.16	1.73	2.77	6.82	14.2
Avg. time	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01