ILOG CPLEX also provides a procedure specifically to generate multiple solutions. You can invoke this procedure either as an alternative to the usual MIP optimizer or as a successor to the MIP optimizer. You can also invoke this procedure many times in a row in order to explore the solution space differently. In particular, you may invoke this procedure multiple times to find additional solutions, especially if the first solutions found are not satisfactory.

The following sections tell you more about the populate procedure: