Integer Programming Based Methods Applied to Cutting, Packing, and Scheduling

  • Vinícius L. de Lima UNICAMP
  • Thiago A. de Queiroz UFCAT
  • Flávio K. Miyazawa UNICAMP

Resumo


We propose many contributions related to combinatorial optimization. First, we propose a number of exact methods for a general class of integer programming models, allowing applications to several important combinatorial optimization problems. To evaluate the effectiveness of our methods, we apply them to many well-studied cutting, packing, and scheduling problems, including the classical bin packing problem. The proposed methods could solve a large number of open benchmark instances, becoming the leading algorithms and the new state-of-the-art of all these problems. We also propose contributions to facilitate future research on two-dimensional cutting and packing. Lastly, we solve a complex problem arisen from a real-world case study in the food industry.
Palavras-chave: Combinatorial Optimization, Integer Programming, Network Flow, Large-scale Optimization

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31/07/2022
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LIMA, Vinícius L. de; QUEIROZ, Thiago A. de; MIYAZAWA, Flávio K.. Integer Programming Based Methods Applied to Cutting, Packing, and Scheduling. In: CONCURSO DE TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES (CTD), 35. , 2022, Niterói. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2022 . p. 11-20. ISSN 2763-8820. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/ctd.2022.222639.