A simple on-line bin-packing algorithm

Abstract
The one-dimensional on-line bin-packing problem is considered, A simple O (1)-space and O ( n )-time algorithm, called HARMONIC M , is presented. It is shown that this algorithm can achieve a worst-case performance ratio of less than 1.692, which is better than that of the O ( n )-space and O ( n log n )-time algorithm FIRST FIT. Also shown is that 1.691 … is a lower bound for all 0 (1)-space on-line bin-packing algorithms. Finally a revised version of HARMONIC M , an O ( n )-space and O ( n )- time algorithm, is presented and is shown to have a worst-case performance ratio of less than 1.636.

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