An Efficient Algorithm Design for the One-Dimensional Cutting-Stock Problem

A Two-level method is proposed to solve the one-dimensional cutting-stock problem during the production process in this paper. First, nested layer cycle is designed to enumerate all the feasible cutting patterns, then a integer linear programming model is established with quantity demands as the constraint. The best cutting scheme is obtained finally according to the branch and bound method. The effectiveness of the proposed method is proved through a real world example, the calculations demonstrate that scheme obviously improves the utilization rate of stock.