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Calculating most efficient purchase of timber length

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    Calculating most efficient purchase of timber length

    Hi All

    I have been tasked with trying to find a solution to the following for a friend at work whose hubby has a building company.
    He wants to find the most efficient way of buying the correct lengths of timber for a build (less cut offs, less waste etc). The situation is as follows.

    Timber Supplier has in stock (as an example)

    Length (m) - Qty

    2.7 - 15
    2.9 - 20
    3 - 40
    3.3 - 20
    4.1 - 17

    Builder Requires
    1.2 - 8
    2.3 - 11
    3.1 - 35
    3.7 - 4
    1.5 - 15

    I'm trying to put together something where you pop in these lengths and the most efficient combo populates an order form. It's easy to sort out the ones where the lengths are an exact match or divide perfectly but i'm unsure how to go about the rest. Or i'm just overthinking it and confusing myself.
    Any suggestions? Thanks!! Someone might be able to save my brain from exploding.
    Last edited by bnizzle82; 05-24-2015 at 11:02 PM.

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    Re: Calculating most efficient purchase of timber length

    Please attach a copy of your workbook so we can work on a solution without having to re-create your data. Remember to remove/replace any sensitive info before uploading the file.
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    Re: Calculating most efficient purchase of timber length

    Thanks tuph - I'll attach tomorrow morning when I'm in at work It's a work in progress, i'll pop in a more detailed description on a tab in the workbook - thanks!

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