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In [E. G. Birgin, O. C. Rom\~ao, and D. P. Ronconi, The multi-period two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting stock problem with usable leftovers, International Transactions in Operational Research 27(3), 1392-1418, 2020] the multi-period…