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We explore approximation algorithms for the $d$-dimensional geometric bin packing problem ($d$BP). Caprara (MOR 2008) gave a harmonic-based algorithm for $d$BP having an asymptotic approximation ratio (AAR) of $T_{\infty}^{d-1}$ (where…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Eklavya Sharma

We give an asymptotic approximation scheme (APTAS) for the problem of packing a set of circles into a minimum number of unit square bins. To obtain rational solutions, we use augmented bins of height $1+\gamma$, for some arbitrarily small…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-12-16 Flávio K. Miyazawa , Lehilton L. C. Pedrosa , Rafael C. S. Schouery , Maxim Sviridenko , Yoshiko Wakabayashi

Two-dimensional bin packing problems are highly relevant combinatorial optimization problems. They find a large number of applications, for example, in the context of transportation or warehousing, and for the cutting of different materials…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2012-09-06 Christian Blum , Verena Schmid , Lukas Baumgartner

In the \textsc{2-Dimensional Knapsack} problem (2DK) we are given a square knapsack and a collection of $n$ rectangular items with integer sizes and profits. Our goal is to find the most profitable subset of items that can be packed…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-03-19 Waldo Gálvez , Fabrizio Grandoni , Arindam Khan , Diego Ramírez-Romero , Andreas Wiese

In the Two-Bar Charts Packing Problem (2-BCPP), it is required to pack the bar charts (BCs) consisting of two bars into the horizontal unit-height strip of minimal length. The bars may move vertically within the strip, but it is forbidden…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-06-23 Adil Erzin , Georgii Melidi , Stepan Nazarenko , Roman Plotnikov

We survey the main formulations and solution methods for two-dimensional orthogonal cutting and packing problems, where both items and bins are rectangles. We focus on exact methods and relaxations for the four main problems from the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-28 Manuel Iori , Vinícius L. de Lima , Silvano Martello , Flávio K. Miyazawa , Michele Monaci

We study the uniform $2$-dimensional vector multiple knapsack (2VMK) problem, a natural variant of multiple knapsack arising in real-world applications such as virtual machine placement. The input for 2VMK is a set of items, each associated…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Tomer Cohen , Ariel Kulik , Hadas Shachnai

In the (1-dimensional) bin packing problem, we are asked to pack all the given items into bins, each of capacity one, so that the number of non-empty bins is minimized. Zhu~[Chaos, Solitons \& Fractals 2016] proposed an approximation…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Hiroshi Fujiwara , Rina Atsumi , Hiroaki Yamamoto

Recently, we presented a new Two-Bar Charts Packing Problem (2-BCPP), in which it is necessary to pack two-bar charts (2-BCs) in a unit-height strip of minimum length. The problem is a generalization of the Bin Packing Problem and 2-D…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-01-05 Adil Erzin , Vladimir Shenmaier

We study the two-dimensional geometric knapsack problem (2DK) in which we are given a set of n axis-aligned rectangular items, each one with an associated profit, and an axis-aligned square knapsack. The goal is to find a (non-overlapping)…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-11-22 Waldo Gálvez , Fabrizio Grandoni , Sandy Heydrich , Salvatore Ingala , Arindam Khan , Andreas Wiese

We study a generalization of the knapsack problem with geometric and vector constraints. The input is a set of rectangular items, each with an associated profit and $d$ nonnegative weights ($d$-dimensional vector), and a square knapsack.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-02-12 Arindam Khan , Eklavya Sharma , K. V. N. Sreenivas

In the Strip Packing problem, we are given a vertical strip of fixed width and unbounded height, along with a set of axis-parallel rectangles. The task is to place all rectangles within the strip, without overlaps, while minimizing the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Stefan Hougardy , Bart Zondervan

The Bin Packing Problem is one of the most important optimization problems. In recent years, due to its NP-hard nature, several approximation algorithms have been presented. It is proved that the best algorithm for the Bin Packing Problem…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-08-07 Abdolahad Noori Zehmakan

In this paper, we study the following knapsack problem: Given a list of squares with profits, we are requested to pack a sublist of them into a rectangular bin (not a unit square bin) to make profits in the bin as large as possible. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2008-12-18 Xin Han , Kazuo Iwama , Guochuan Zhang

We present new approximation schemes for bin packing based on the following two approaches: (1) partitioning the given problem into mostly identical sub-problems of constant size and then construct a solution by combining the solutions of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Srikrishnan Divakaran

We study the d-dimensional hypercube knapsack problem where we are given a set of d-dimensional hypercubes with associated profits, and a knapsack which is a unit d-dimensional hypercube. The goal is to find an axis-aligned non-overlapping…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-04-27 Klaus Jansen , Arindam Khan , Marvin Lira , K. V. N. Sreenivas

This paper presents theoretical and practical results for the bin packing problem with scenarios, a generalization of the classical bin packing problem which considers the presence of uncertain scenarios, of which only one is realized. For…

We consider a variant of the classical Bin Packing Problem, called Fully Dynamic Bin Packing. In this variant, items of a size in $(0,1]$ must be packed in bins of unit size. In each time step, an item either arrives or departs from the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-25 Björn Feldkord , Matthias Feldotto , Sören Riechers

We study the $d$-dimensional Vector Bin Packing ($d$VBP) problem, a generalization of Bin Packing with central applications in resource allocation and scheduling. In $d$VBP, we are given a set of items, each of which is characterized by a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-05-01 Ariel Kulik , Matthias Mnich , Hadas Shachnai

Optimal packing of objects in containers is a critical problem in various real-life and industrial applications. This paper investigates the two-dimensional packing of convex polygons without rotations, where only translations are allowed.…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2023-08-17 Adam Kurpisz , Silvan Suter