Loading optimization of palletized products on trucks

Reinaldo Morabito, Silvia Regina Morales and João Alexandre Widmer

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2000, vol. 36, issue 4, 285-296

Abstract: In this paper we analyze the application of an optimization model to solve problems of arranging products (packed in boxes) on pallets, and arranging loaded pallets on trucks. Initially the model is applied to solve thousands of randomly generated experiments. Then, in order to assess the effectiveness of the solutions in practice, the model is applied to two Brazilian case studies: a food company distribution center and a large wholesale distribution center. We also discuss the use of this approach for optimizing the sizes of packages, pallets and trucks. In particular, we analyze the performance of the Brazilian standard pallet (PBR), adopted by the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (ABRAS) and recommended by the Brazilian Logistics Association (ASLOG), in comparison with other standard pallets. By examining not only the loading of products on pallets, but also the loading of pallets on trucks, we can obtain global utilization indices which are useful to evaluate the economical performance of unit load systems in the logistics chain of a company.

Keywords: Logistics; Unit; load; Pallet; loading; Cutting; and; packing; problems; Brazilian; standard; pallet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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