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IJAT Vol.14 No.3 pp. 447-458
doi: 10.20965/ijat.2020.p0447
(2020)

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Solution of the Rectangular Strip Packing Problem Considering a 3-Stage Guillotine Cutting Constraint with Finite Slitter Blades

Masao Sugi*,†, Yusuke Shiomi**, Tsuyoshi Okubo**, Hidetoshi Nagai**, Kazuyoshi Inoue**, and Jun Ota***

*The University of Electro-Communications
1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan

†Corresponding author

**NS Solutions Corporations, Tokyo, Japan

***The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Received:
March 29, 2019
Accepted:
January 20, 2020
Published:
May 5, 2020
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Keywords:
rectangular strip packing problem (RSPP), cutting stock problem (CSP), cutting constraints, guillotine cutting, column generation
Abstract

In this study, we propose a new algorithm to solve the rectangular strip packing problem (RSPP), a variant of the cutting stock problem in which the mother materials have a common fixed width and infinite length. Based on the column-generation technique with three improvements, the proposed algorithm can solve large-scale problems involving tens of thousands of materials within a reasonable time, considering practical cutting constraints, i.e., the three-stage guillotine cutting constraint and the limitations of slitter blades. The proposed algorithm is evaluated in terms of its packing efficiency and calculation time.

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M. Sugi, Y. Shiomi, T. Okubo, H. Nagai, K. Inoue, and J. Ota, “Solution of the Rectangular Strip Packing Problem Considering a 3-Stage Guillotine Cutting Constraint with Finite Slitter Blades,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.14 No.3, pp. 447-458, 2020.
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