Method and apparatus for relative value generation of resources based on knapsack algorithms

An apparatus for determining relative value of loads, comprising:

• a controller, comprising at least one processor, for:
• determining, for a load in a plurality of loads where (i) each load in the plurality has both a weight and a value associated with it and (ii) the plurality is operating according to a primary solution of operating states where a net weight of all loads in the plurality with an activated state satisfies a primary threshold, a change in operating state;
• determining a secondary solution of operating states for a subset of loads in the plurality, the subset not including the load having the change in operating state, such that a net weight of all loads in the subset with an activated state satisfies a secondary threshold, the secondary threshold based on the primary threshold;
• and
• determining, based on the values of loads in the subset that have operating states in the secondary solution different from their operating states in the primary solution, an updated value for the load having the change in operating state.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program that, when executed by a processor, performs a method for determining relative value of loads, the method comprising:

• determining, for a load in a plurality of loads where (i) each load in the plurality has both a weight and a value associated with it and (ii) the plurality is operating according to a primary solution of operating states where a net weight of all loads in the plurality with an activated state satisfies a primary threshold, a change in operating state;
• determining a secondary solution of operating states for a subset of loads in the plurality, the subset not including the load having the change in operating state, such that a net weight of all loads in the subset with an activated state satisfies a secondary threshold, the secondary threshold based on the primary threshold;
• and
• determining, based on the values of loads in the subset that have operating states in the secondary solution different from their operating states in the primary solution, an updated value for the load having the change in operating state.