A linear programming and sampling approach to the cutting-order problem

In the context of forest products, a cutting order is a list of dimension parts along with demanded quantities. The cutting-order problem is to minimize the total cost of filling the cutting order from a given lumber grade (or grades). Lumber of a given grade is supplied to the production line in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Evan D.
Other Authors: Butler, David A.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/32724