Article ID: | iaor19991437 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 10 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 265 |
End Page Number: | 275 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
Journal: | INFORMS Journal On Computing |
Authors: | Proll Les, Smith Barbara |
Keywords: | constraint programming |
We describe a design problem arising in the color printing industry and discuss a number of integer linear programming and constraint programming approaches to its solution. Despite the apparent simplicity of the problem it presents a challenge for both approaches. We present results for three typical cases and show that the constraint programming approach provides better results, although in some cases after considerable handcrafting. We also show that the results obtained by constraint programming can be improved by a simple goal programming model.