We consider one-dimensional and multi-dimensional vector covering with variable sized bins. In the one-dimensional case, we consider variable sized bin covering with bounded item sizes. For every finite set of bins B, and upper bound 1/m on the size of items for some integer m, we define a ratio r(B, m). We prove this is the best possible competitive ratio for the set of bins B and the paramete...

Bin management during apple harvest season is an important activity for orchards. Typically, empty and full bins are handled by tractor-mounted forklifts or bin trailers in two separate trips. In order to simplify this work process and improve work efficiency of bin management, the concept of a robotic bin-dog system is proposed in this study. This system is designed with a “go-over-the-bin” fe...

This paper presents a parallel genetic algorithm for three dimensional bin packing with heterogeneous bins using Hadoop Map-Reduce framework. The most common three dimensional bin packing problem which packs given set of boxes into minimum number of equal sized bins is proven to be NP Hard. The variation of three dimensional bin packing problem that allows heterogeneous bin sizes and rotation o...

Article history: Received 23 June 2015 Accepted 25 August 2015 Available online 2 September 2015

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