Computing the asymptotic worst-case of bin packing lower bounds

This paper addresses the issue of computing the asymptotic worst-case of lower bounds for the Bin Packing Problem. We introduce a general result that allows to bound the asymptotic worst-case performance of any lower bound for the problem and to derive for the first time the asymptotic worst-case of the well-known bound L3 by Martello and Toth. We also show that the general result allows to easily derive the asymptotic worst-case of several lower bounds proposed in the literature. Crown Copyright Ó 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: EOR
• Authors: Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Guido Perboli, Miriam Pezzuto, Roberto Tadei
• Keywords: Asymptotic Worst-case Performance, EOR 2007, Lower Bounds, Worst-case