Alternative formulations for a layout problem in the fashion industry

Alternative formulations for a layout problem in the fashion industry

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Article ID: iaor20031919
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 143
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 80
End Page Number: 93
Publication Date: Nov 2002
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Authors: , ,
Keywords: programming: integer
Abstract:

In this paper we propose alternative integer programming models for solving the layout problem in the fashion industry as described in Degraeve and Vandebroek. Before cutting, several layers of cloth are put on a cutting table and several templates, indicating how to cut all material for a specific size, are fixed on top of the stack. The problem consists of finding good combinations of templates and the associated height of the stack of cloth to satisfy demand while minimizing total excess production. Computational results indicate that our alternative models generally outperform the originally proposed model. We also discuss how the new models can be adapted for the multicolor version of the problem and how we can include a total cost approach.

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