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Nur Putri

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February 17, 2021 - 2:21 pm
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Hi Catalin,

I need your help about an issue.

I want to efficiently distribute some numbers into a maximum value.

Let's say I have a stick with 6meters long, then I want to efficiently use every stick with certain values of cutting sizes so there will not be many scrap.

I want to know how many sticks I will need for that and how is the distribution of cutting sizes in each stick.

Is it possible to make it in excel?

I hope my explanation is clear.

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February 17, 2021 - 5:58 pm
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Hi Nur,

Cutting optimization is a complex problem, it's not just a formula. A complex algorithm is needed, see a problem description here: https://www.researchgate.net/p.....tatus_data

There are a few solution, not all free, like this one: http://www.optimalon.com/lengt....._excel.htm

Or: https://www.lindo.com/lsmodels....._STOCK.xls

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