Article ID: | iaor2009516 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 179 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 759 |
End Page Number: | 774 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Dowsland Kathryn A., Burke Edmund, Soubeiga Eric |
Keywords: | optimization: simulated annealing |
The current drive to reduce packaging waste has led many companies to consider the use of multi-trip containers or shippers in which to transport their products in order to reduce packaging waste. The efficiency of such systems obviously depends on selecting shipper dimensions in such a way as to ensure high volumetric utilisation. As is the case with many practical problems the efficiency/solution quality can be improved if problem specific information is used to enhance the operation of a meta-heuristic solution approach. The problem can be modelled as a