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We confront a practical cutting stock problem from a production plant of plastic rolls. The problem is a variant of the well-known one dimensional cutting stock, with particular constraints and optimization criteria defined by the experts of the company. We start by giving a problem formulation in which optimization criteria have been considered in linear hierarchy according to expert preferences, and then propose a heuristic solution based on a GRASP algorithm. The generation phase of this algorithm solves a simplified version which is rather similar to the conventional one dimensional cutting stock. To do that, we propose a Sequential Heuristic Randomized Procedure (SHRP). Then in the repairing phase, the solution of the simplified problem is transformed into a solution to the real problem. For experimental study we have chosen a set of problem instances of com-mon use to compare SHRP with another recent approach. Also, we show by means of examples, how our approach works over instances taken from the real production process.
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All authors are supported by MEC-FEDER Grant TIN2007-67466-C02-01 and by contract CN-05-127 of the University of Oviedo and the company ERVISA, and by FICYT under grant BP04-021.
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Varela, R., Vela, C.R., Puente, J. et al. An effective solution for a real cutting stock problem in manufacturing plastic rolls. Ann Oper Res 166, 125–146 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-008-0407-1
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