Gonçalves, José Fernando; Resende, Mauricio G.C. - In: International Journal of Production Economics 145 (2013) 2, pp. 500-510
In this paper we present a novel biased random-key genetic algorithm (BRKGA) for 2D and 3D bin packing problems. The approach uses a maximal-space representation to manage the free spaces in the bins. The proposed algorithm hybridizes a novel placement procedure with a genetic algorithm based on...