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We consider the Bin Packing problem with a partition matroid constraint. The input is a set of items of sizes in $(0,1]$, and a partition matroid over the items. The goal is to pack all items in a minimum number of unit-size bins, such that…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-05-16 Ilan Doron-Arad , Ariel Kulik , Hadas Shachnai

The Bin Packing Problem is one of the most important Combinatorial Optimization problems in optimization and has a lot of real-world applications. Many approximation algorithms have been presented for this problem because of its NP-hard…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-09-22 Abdolahad Noori Zehmakan , Mojtaba Eslahi

In model predictive control (MPC) for hybrid systems, solving optimization problems efficiently and with guarantees on worst-case computational complexity is critical to satisfy the real-time constraints in these applications. These…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-11 Shamisa Shoja , Daniel Arnström , Daniel Axehill

We consider a Bar Charts Packing Problem (BCPP), in which it is necessary to pack bar charts (BCs) in a strip of minimum length. The problem is, on the one hand, a generalization of the Bin Packing Problem (BPP), and, on the other hand, a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-05 Adil Erzin , Gregory Melidi , Stepan Nazarenko , Roman Plotnikov

Online 3D Bin Packing Problem (3D-BPP) has widespread applications in industrial automation. Existing methods usually solve the problem with limited resolution of spatial discretization, and/or cannot deal with complex practical constraints…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-05 Hang Zhao , Juzhan Xu , Kexiong Yu , Ruizhen Hu , Chenyang Zhu , Bo Du , Kai Xu

The purpose of this paper is to solve the 0-1 $k$-item quadratic knapsack problem $(kQKP)$, a problem of maximizing a quadratic function subject to two linear constraints. We propose an exact method based on semidefinite optimization. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-13 Lucas Létocart , Angelika Wiegele

This paper develops a computationally efficient algorithm for the Multiple Vehicle Pickup and Delivery Problem (MVPDP) with the objective of minimizing the tour cost incurred while completing the task of pickup and delivery of customers. To…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-15 Jinsun Liu , Hyongju Park , Matthew Johnson-Roberson , Ram Vasudevan

The three-dimensional bin packing problem (3D-BPP) plays an important role in city logistics and manufacturing environments, due to its direct relevance to operational cost. Most existing literature have investigated the conventional…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2022-07-01 Qiruyi Zuo , Xinglu Liu , Wai Kin Victor Chan

This study introduces the Box Allocation Problem (BAP), a novel optimization challenge in the $1.4 billion UK meal kit delivery market. BAP involves assigning orders across multiple production facilities to minimize daily recipe variations…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-09 Thi Minh Thu Nguyen , Loic Genest , Alain Zemkoho

Recent advances in quantum computing and the increasing availability of quantum hardware have substantially enhanced the practical relevance of quantum approaches to discrete optimization. Among these, the Quadratic Unconstrained Binary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-12 Felix P. Broesamle , Stefan Nickel

A 3D flexible bin packing problem (3D-FBPP) arises from the process of warehouse packing in e-commerce. An online customer's order usually contains several items and needs to be packed as a whole before shipping. In particular, 5% of tens…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-02-18 Lu Duan , Haoyuan Hu , Yu Qian , Yu Gong , Xiaodong Zhang , Yinghui Xu , Jiangwen Wei

The problem of computing an exact experimental design that is optimal for the least-squares estimation of the parameters of a regression model is considered. We show that this problem can be solved via mixed-integer linear programming…

Computation · Statistics 2024-06-18 Radoslav Harman , Samuel Rosa

The Benders' decomposition algorithm is a technique in mathematical programming for complex mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problems with a particular block structure. The strategy of Benders' decomposition can be described as a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-16 Zhongqi Zhao , Lei Fan , Zhu Han

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

The optimization of front-end crude oil scheduling is a critical determinant of refinery profitability and operational stability. However, the coupling of discrete logistics events (e.g., vessel berthing) with continuous material flows…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Jian Yang , Bohang Wang , Lina Wang , Jiacheng Chen , Gaoxiang Tang , Zihan Deng , Wending Zhao , Xianfeng Cai

Given a set of squares and a strip of bounded width and infinite height, we consider a square strip packaging problem, which we call the square independent packing problem (SIPP), to minimize the strip height so that all the squares are…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-07-14 Wei Wu , Hiroki Numaguchi , Yannan Hu , Mutsunori Yagiura

We address the bin packing problem (BPP), which aims to maximize bin utilization when packing a variety of items. The offline problem, where the complete information about the item set and their sizes is known in advance, is proven to be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Beomjoon Lee , Changjoo Nam

Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) can be considered the backbone of the modern power system optimization process, with a large application spectrum, from Unit Commitment and Optimal Transmission Switching to verifying Neural Networks…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-17 Petros Ellinas , Samuel Chevalier , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis

For clustering of an undirected graph, this paper presents an exact algorithm for the maximization of modularity density, a more complicated criterion to overcome drawbacks of the well-known modularity. The problem can be interpreted as the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-06-28 Keisuke Sato , Yoichi Izunaga

In this paper, we propose a quantum computing oriented benchmark for combinatorial optimization. This benchmark, coined as QOPTLib, is composed of 40 instances equally distributed over four well-known problems: Traveling Salesman Problem,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-25 Eneko Osaba , Esther Villar-Rodriguez