An exact algorithm for the pallet loading problem (Q1820701)
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An exact algorithm for the pallet loading problem (English)
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1987
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The two-dimensional packing problem of finding optimal layouts for identical rectangular boxes on a rectangular pallet has interested OR practitioners for many years. The problem is NP-complete and solution methods to date tend to be heuristic. This paper discusses the development of an exact tree search algorithm based on a graph-theoretic model of the problem.
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pallet loading
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two-dimensional packing
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rectangular boxes
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rectangular pallet
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NP-complete
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heuristic
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exact tree search algorithm
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