Loading multiple pallets

Loading multiple pallets

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Article ID: iaor19962211
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 46
Issue: 11
Start Page Number: 1322
End Page Number: 1336
Publication Date: Nov 1995
Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
Authors: ,
Keywords: packing
Abstract:

This paper addresses the problem of loading pallets with non-identical items, i.e. what has been called the ‘Distributor’s Pallet Packing Problem’. It concentrates on the situation where the consignment to be loaded cannot be accommodated on a single pallet. A greedy procedure for tackling this problem, which is based on a published approach for loading single pallets, is described and evaluated. Also discussed is a series of possible modifications of the basic method, whereby the pallets involved are packed simultaneously. A detailed performance analysis is undertaken. The paper concludes with suggestions for further work in this area.

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