<s>
The	O
Concorde	B-Algorithm
TSP	I-Algorithm
Solver	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
program	O
for	O
solving	O
the	O
travelling	B-Algorithm
salesman	I-Algorithm
problem	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concorde	O
has	O
been	O
applied	O
to	O
problems	O
of	O
gene	O
mapping	O
,	O
protein	O
function	O
prediction	O
,	O
vehicle	B-Algorithm
routing	I-Algorithm
,	O
conversion	O
of	O
bitmap	O
images	O
to	O
continuous	O
line	O
drawings	O
,	O
scheduling	O
ship	O
movements	O
for	O
seismic	O
surveys	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
studying	O
the	O
scaling	O
properties	O
of	O
combinatorial	O
optimization	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
,	O
Concorde	O
“	O
is	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
fastest	O
TSP	O
solver	O
,	O
for	O
large	O
instances	O
,	O
currently	O
in	O
existence.	O
”	O
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Concorde	O
won	O
a	O
5000	O
guilder	O
prize	O
from	O
CMG	O
for	O
solving	O
a	O
vehicle	B-Algorithm
routing	I-Algorithm
problem	I-Algorithm
the	O
company	O
had	O
posed	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
