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First-Fit Decreasing

Sort items largest-first, then place each in the first fitting bin.

Also called: First-Fit Decreasing · FFD · 퍼스트핏 감소

Last verified: 2026-05-27

A bin packing heuristic that sorts items by decreasing size, then places each item into the first open bin it fits (opening a new bin if none fit). Known for classic approximation-ratio analysis, and used as a starting point for 2D/orthogonal variants.

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shares method withBottom-Left FillFirst-fit-decreasing and bottom-left-fill are both constructive placement heuristics that place items one by one under a fixed rule.E3B
  • AAn improved typology of cutting and packing problems

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