A global constraint for nesting problems

Nesting problems are particularly hard combinatorial problems. They involve the positioning of a set of small arbitrarily-shaped pieces on a large stretch of material, without overlapping them. The problem constraints are bidimensional in nature and have to be imposed on each pair of pieces. This al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cristina Ribeiro (author)
Other Authors: Maria Antónia Carravilla (author)
Format: book
Language:eng
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/91039
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/91039