| 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.