A method for solving the minimization of the maximum number of open stacks problem within a cutting process

UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Elmer S. Poliquit (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Advisor
John Karlof

Abstract: In this paper, the problem of minimizing the maximum number of open stacks around a saw machine is addressed. A new heuristic and a branch-and-bound based exact method for the problem are presented.

Additional Information

Publication
Thesis
A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Science
Language: English
Date: 2009
Keywords
Branch and bound algorithms, Production scheduling--Mathematical models
Subjects
Branch and bound algorithms
Production scheduling -- Mathematical models

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