optimization problems. These optimization problems combine aspects of traditional cutting problems and traditional scheduling and … problem of optimizing the cutting sequence and the layout of the glass being cut so that the total amount lost to cycle time …

This paper considers two problem classes that are important to researchers as well as practitioners, namely packing and … project scheduling problems. First, the two problem categories are described. This includes a classification of packing … application, similarities of their mathematical structures are examined. It is shown that all packing problems considered here are …