Cutting & Packing

Heuristics for three-dimensional steel cutting with usable leftovers considering large time periods

JL Viegas, SM Vieira, EMP Henriques, JMC Sousa
in European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Keywords: | Optimization | Cutting & packing | Heuristics | Three dimensional steel cutting |

January 1, 2016

The supply of steel blocks with customised dimensions for clients within the metalworking industry requires the effective management of a large and highly variable stock of steel blocks. This paper proposes a cutting decision process for daily tailored orders of a real-life steel retailer.

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