Abstract
The NP-hard problem of packing items from a given set into bins so as to maximize the number of bins used, subject to the constraint that each bin be filled to at least a given threshold, is considered. Approximation algorithms are presented that provide guarantees of 1 2, 2 3, and 3 4 the optimal number, at running time costs of O(n), O(nlogn), and O(nlog2n), respectively, and the average case behavior of these algorithms is explored via empirical tests on randomly generated sets of items.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 502-525 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Journal of Algorithms |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Control and Optimization
- Computational Mathematics
- Computational Theory and Mathematics