A comparative study of exact methods for the bi-objective integer one-dimensional cutting stock problem

Author(s)

Aliano Filho, Angelo ^{[1, 2]} ; Moretti, Antonio Carlos ^[3] ; Pato, Margarida Vaz ^{[2, 4]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Tecnol Fed Parana, Acad Dept Math, Apucarana - Brazil

^[2] Univ Lisbon, CMAFCIO, Lisbon - Portugal

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Math Stat & Sci Computat, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Lisbon, ISEG, Lisbon - Portugal

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of the Operational Research Society; v. 69, n. 1, p. 91-107, 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

This article addresses the bi-objective integer cutting stock problem in one dimension. This problem has great importance and use in various industries, including steel mills. The bi-objective model considered aims to minimize the frequency of cutting patterns to meet the minimum demand for each item requested and the number of different cutting patterns to be used, being these conflicting objectives. In this study, we apply three classic methods of scalarization: weighted sum, Chebyshev metric and epsilon-Constraint. This last method is developed to obtain all of the efficient solutions. Also, we propose and test a fourth method, modifying the Chebyshev metric, without the insertion of additional variables in the formulation of the sub-problems. The computational experiments with randomly generated real size instances illustrate and attest the suitability of the bi-objective model for this problem, as well as the applicability of all the proposed exact algorithms, thus showing that they are useful tools for decision makers in this area. Moreover, the modified metric method improved with respect to the performance of the classical version in the tests. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/06035-0 - Multiobjective integer cutting problems
• Grantee: Angelo Aliano Filho
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate