@article{article_1666419, title={An integer programming formulation for generating and solving Survo puzzle}, journal={Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi}, pages={41–44}, year={2025}, DOI={10.18070/erciyesiibd.1666419}, author={Sungur, Banu and Madenoğlu, Fatma Selen}, keywords={Survo, Puzzle, Mathematical formulation, Integer programming}, abstract={Puzzles are often generated for entertainment but also mathematical or logical problems. Every puzzle has its logic and mathematics. Puzzles become more understandable when we can grasp and model the underlying logic. For this reason, puzzles constitute a research area of interest to scientists. One of the logic puzzles is the Survo puzzle. We have formulated an integer linear programming model to generate and solve this puzzle. Illustrative examples have been given to show the validity of the formulation. The model’s effectiveness has been tested by solving Survo puzzles available on the internet. The solutions have been obtained in short CPU times. Then, the effectiveness of the model has been analyzed using experimental computations. The computational results have been obtained from a number of Survo puzzle instances. The proposed mathematical model has generated puzzles up to 50x50 size in short CPU times, a maximum of 254 seconds. Puzzles up to size 15x15 have been solved.}, number={71}, publisher={Erciyes University}