A Linear Approximation Algorithm for 2-Dimensional Vector Packing

Abstract

We study the 2-dimensional vector packing problem, which is a generalization of the classical bin packing problem where each item has 2 distinct weights and each bin has 2 corresponding capacities. The goal is to group items into minimum number of bins, without violating the bin capacity constraints. We propose a \Theta}(n)-time approximation algorithm that is inspired by the O(n^2) algorithm proposed by Chang, Hwang, and Park.