Bin Packing Instance Generator
Generate reproducible one-dimensional bin-packing item sizes as JSON.
Description
Generate reproducible one-dimensional bin-packing item sizes.
Bin Packing Instance Generator: Generate reproducible one-dimensional bin-packing item sizes.
When to use Bin Packing Instance Generator
Use this generator to create a reproducible identifier or a controlled optimization instance for examples, benchmarks, solver tests, and algorithm comparisons.
- Item count
- Required integer input.
- Minimum size
- Required number input.
- Maximum size
- Required number input.
- Bin capacity
- Required number input.
- Seed
- Required string input.
How Bin Packing Instance Generator works
Generate reproducible one-dimensional bin-packing item sizes. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Instance
- The resulting instance returned as an object.
Limitations and assumptions
- Generated instances reflect the chosen distribution, size, density, and seed; they may not resemble operational data or cover adversarial cases. A generated UUID's properties depend on its version and random source.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Record the seed and parameters, test multiple distributions and edge cases, and include representative real-world instances when evaluating solver quality.
References
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Combinatorial optimization — Wikipedia contributors
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