Research Article

Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Blank Generation in Glass Manufacturing

Table 5

NOMAD solution quality.

Selectable blanks Minimum wastage NOMAD NOMAD optimality error

2 114693.440 165075.128 43.927%
3 70775.004 70811.179 0.051%
4 52261.038 54371.510 4.038%
5 36800.455 60078.314 63.254%
6 29048 36451.511 25.486%
7 29177.763
8 19118.633
9 15719.224
10 10721.666