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Re^2: Computer science Problem - single dimension bin packing

by davis (Vicar)
on Aug 14, 2014 at 16:14 UTC ( [id://1097439]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


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in thread Computer science Problem - single dimension bin packing

Thanks, I forgot to mention (sorry) I'd already looked at the knapsack problem... but I didn't see any mention of "multiple knapsacks". Frankly, though, that page is rather impenetrable to me because of phrases like "Dominance relations"...

davis

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Re^3: Computer science Problem - single dimension bin packing
by AppleFritter (Vicar) on Aug 14, 2014 at 16:19 UTC

    The Wikipedia article has a section on that:

    Multiple knapsack problem

    This variation is similar to the Bin Packing Problem. It differs from the Bin Packing Problem in that a subset of items can be selected, whereas, in the Bin Packing Problem, all items have to be packed to certain bins. The concept is that there are multiple knapsacks. This may seem like a trivial change, but it is not equivalent to adding to the capacity of the initial knapsack. This variation is used in many loading and scheduling problems in Operations Research and has a PTAS.

    I'm afraid I'm not familiar with this variation, but having a name to search for should help, I reckon.

      The OP surely wants to store the entire directory on his tapes. If so, MKP won't help. MKP is for when you have a fixed number of bins and stuff might not fit in the bins.
        You're likely right. Thanks for enlightening me, brother!
Re^3: Computer science Problem - single dimension bin packing
by davis (Vicar) on Aug 14, 2014 at 16:16 UTC
    D'oh Although I still don't know if that's actually an answer!.

    davis

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