Article ID: | iaor1992170 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 29 |
Issue: | 10 |
Start Page Number: | 1963 |
End Page Number: | 1968 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Chen C.S., Sarin S., Ram B. |
Keywords: | materials, programming: integer |
The authors consider an important problem in the design of material handling systems in a flexible manufacturing environment; that of robotic palletization when the boxes to be palletized are of varying dimensions. The problem is formulated as a zero-one integer programming problem. The mathematical model includes the issue of multiple pallets and the orientation of boxes on the pallet. An illustrative problem is solved.