home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!Germany.EU.net!math.fu-berlin.de!Sirius.dfn.de!darwin.sura.net!wupost!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uunet.ca!canrem!dosgate![ian.tuck@canrem.com]
- From: "ian tuck" <ian.tuck@canrem.com>
- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Subject: need help ii!
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.869.11313@dosgate>
- Date: 23 Aug 92 11:08:42 EST
- Reply-To: "ian tuck" <ian.tuck@canrem.com>
- Distribution: sci
- Organization: Canada Remote Systems
- Lines: 22
-
- Thanks to all who replied, but unfortunately my description of my
- problem was too simplified. Indeed, using the numbers I gave, it is
- relatively trivial to figure out the best combination of boxes to
- fill the larger box. However, the real-world values are not as neat.
- So, restating my problem:
- I have a box 20'x8'x8' (This part is true). I have a number of
- smaller boxes of 15 different sizes. Is there a method by which I can
- select any number of these smaller types (say, 5 different types), and
- figure out numbers which will fill the larger box with a minimum of left
- over space? There may be certain restrictions on the # of smaller boxes,
- (i.e. there must be at least > 10 of each of the 5 types, the # after that
- is just as many of each as best solve the problem). Thanks to all who
- replied to my first post. I hope that someone can point me in the right
- direction here. I imagine using Excel 4's Solver program will not suffice.
- On the other hand, if you can show me a method, I program C/C++ for a living,
- so can hopefully translate the theory into practice.
- Ian
- ---
- ■ DeLuxe²/386 1.25 #8528 ■
- --
- Canada Remote Systems - Toronto, Ontario/Detroit, MI
- World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
-