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A new destructive bounding scheme for the bin packing problem

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In this paper, we present a new lower bounding scheme for the one-dimensional bin packing problem based on a destructive approach and we prove its effectiveness to solve hard instances. Performance comparison to other available lower bounds shows the effectiveness of our proposed lower bounds.

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Jarboui, B., Ibrahim, S. & Rebai, A. A new destructive bounding scheme for the bin packing problem. Ann Oper Res 179, 187–202 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-008-0459-2

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