Operations Research Transactions ›› 2022, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 69-84.doi: 10.15960/j.cnki.issn.1007-6093.2022.01.005

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A survey on approximation algorithms for one dimensional bin packing

Hua CHEN1,*(), Guochuan ZHANG2   

  1. 1. School of Mathematical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
    2. College of Computer Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2021-06-07 Online:2022-03-15 Published:2022-03-14
  • Contact: Hua CHEN E-mail:chenhua_by@zju.edu.cn

Abstract:

With the emergence of computational complexity theory, the study of approximation algorithms has gradually become an important field in combinatorial optimization since the 1970s. As one of the classic combinatorial optimization problems, bin packing has attracted great attention. It can be widely found in various resource allocation problems with capacity constraints. Its more and more important applications including logistics loading and material cutting aside, any theoretical breakthrough of bin packing algorithms is related to the development of the whole combinatorial optimization. At present, the research on approximation algorithms of bin packing is still popular. This paper briefly introduces the process of some classic Fit algorithms, analyzes the main ideas of approximation schemes based on linear programming relaxation, reviews the state of the art, and provides some suggestions for future research.

Key words: bin packing, approximation algorithms, linear programming relaxation

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