| Article ID: | iaor2009648 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 37 |
| End Page Number: | 42 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Journal: | Operations Research Letters |
| Authors: | Locatelli Marco, Schoen Fabio, Addis Bernardetta |
| Keywords: | geometry, packing |
Placing non-overlapping circles in a smallest container is a hard task. In this paper we present our strategy for optimally placing circles in a smallest circle which led us to win an international competition by properly mixing local and global optimization strategies with random search and local moves.