Reel and sheet cutting at a paper mill

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

M. Helena Correia (Author) Other; José Fernando Oliveira (Author) FEUP; José Soeiro Ferreira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Computers and Operations Research

Vol. 31 No. 8

Pages: 1223-1243

ISSN: 0305-0548

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Industrial technology

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-9J9

DOI: 10.1016/s0305-0548(03)00076-5

Abstract (EN): This work describes a real-world industrial problem of production planning and cutting optimization of reels and sheets, occurring at a Portuguese paper mill. It will focus on a particular module of the global problem, which is concerned with the determination of the width combinations of the items involved in the planning process: the main goal consists in satisfying an order set of reels and sheets that must be cut from master reels. The width combination process will determine the quantity/weight of the master reels to be produced and their cutting patterns, in order to minimize waste, while satisfying production orders. A two-phase approach has been devised, naturally dependent on the technological process involved. Details of the models and solution methods are presented. Moreover some illustrative computational results are included.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 21