eprintid: 692 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 14 dir: disk0/00/00/06/92 datestamp: 2016-05-16 13:22:38 lastmod: 2016-05-16 13:22:38 status_changed: 2016-05-16 13:22:38 type: report metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Avdzhieva, A. creators_name: Balabanov, T. creators_name: Evtimov, G creators_name: Kirova, D. creators_name: Kostadinov, H. creators_name: Tsachev, T. creators_name: Zhelezova, S. creators_name: Zlateva, N. title: Optimal Cutting Problem ispublished: pub subjects: decision subjects: machines studygroups: esgi113 full_text_status: public abstract: One of the tasks of the Construction office of company STOBET Ltd is to create large sheets of paper containing a lot of objects describing a building construction as tables, charts, drawings, etc. For this reason it is necessary to arrange the small patterns in a given long sheet of paper with a minimum wastage. Another task of the company is to provide a way of cutting a stock material, e.g. given standard steel rods, into different number of smaller sized details in a way that minimizes the wasted material. date: 2014 citation: Avdzhieva, A. and Balabanov, T. and Evtimov, G and Kirova, D. and Kostadinov, H. and Tsachev, T. and Zhelezova, S. and Zlateva, N. (2014) Optimal Cutting Problem. [Study Group Report] document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/692/1/Optimal%20Cutting%20Problem.pdf