New constructive algorithms for leather nesting in the automotive industry

In this paper, we address one of the hardest two-dimensional cutting stock problems that can be found in industry. The problem is called the Leather Nesting Problem, and it consists in finding the best layouts for a set of irregular shapes within large natural leather hides with highly irregular con...

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Main Author: Alves, Cláudio (author)
Other Authors: Brás, Pedro Alexandre Fonseca (author), Carvalho, J. M. Valério de (author), Pinto, Telmo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15190
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/15190