A beam search implementation for the irregular shape packing problem
Bennell, Julia A. and Song, Xiang (2010) A beam search implementation for the irregular shape packing problem. Journal of Heuristics, 16, (2), 167-188. (doi:10.1007/s10732-008-9095-x).
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Description/Abstract
This paper investigates the irregular shape packing problem. We represent the problem as an ordered list of pieces to be packed where the order is decoded by a placement heuristic. A placement heuristic from the literature is presented and modified with a more powerful nofit polygon generator and new evaluation criteria. We implement a beam search algorithm to search over the packing order. Using this approach many parallel partial solutions can be generated and compared. Computational results for benchmark problems show that the algorithm generates highly competitive solutions in significantly less time than the best results currently in the literature.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1381-1231 (print) 1572-9397 (electronic) |
| Keywords: | cutting and packing, nesting problems, irregular shape, beam search |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Management |
| Item ID: | 154605 |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2010 15:09 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 12:51 |
| Contributors: | Bennell, Julia A. (Author) Song, Xiang (Author) |
| Date: | April 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/154605 |
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