STAR Co.

provides paper to smaller companies whose volumes are not large enough to warrant
directly with the paper mill. STAR receives 100-feet-wide paper rolls from the mill and cuts the
smaller rolls of widths 12, 15, and 30 feet. The demands for these widths vary from week to wee
following cutting patterns have been established:
Number of:

Pattern 12ft. 15ft. 30ft. Trim Loss

1 5 0 1 10 ft.

2 0 0 3 10 ft.

3 8 0 0 4 ft.

4 4 3 0 7 ft.

5 2 1 2 1 ft.
Trim loss is the leftover paper from a pattern (e.g., for pattern 4, 4(12) + 3(15) + 0(30) = 93 feet
resulting in  foot of trim loss). Orders in hand for the coming week are 5,670 12-foot rolls, 1,680
rolls, and 3,350 30-foot rolls. Any of the three types of rolls produced in excess of the orders in
be sold on the open market at the selling price. No inventory is held.
Formulate an integer programming model that will determine how many 100-foot rolls to cut into eac
five patterns in order to minimize trim loss. If your answer is zero enter “0” and if the constant is "1"
(a) entered in the box.

Let x j = number of 100-foot-wide rolls using cutting pattern j, j = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Optimal Solution:

Min x 1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 + x 5

s.t.

- Select your answer

x 1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 + x 5 -≤≥=Item 11

- Select your answer

x 1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 + x 5 -≤≥=Item 18

- Select your answer

x 1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 + x 5 -≤≥=Item 25

x 1, x 2, x 3, x 4, x 5 are integers and

nonnegative

(b) Solve the model formulated in part a. What is the minimal amount of trim loss?
Total Trim Loss:  feet

How many of each pattern should be used and how many of each type of roll will be sold on the open
your answer is zero enter “0”.

Number of Rolls Used

Pattern for Each Pattern

Number of Rolls Sold

Type of Roll on the Open Market

12-foot rolls

15-foot rolls

30-foot rolls