Pallet Loading

Guntram Scheithauer
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Guntram Scheithauer: TU Dresden

Chapter Chapter 10 in Introduction to Cutting and Packing Optimization, 2018, pp 279-316 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract An important practical optimization problem frequently arising when goods have to be transported from the producer to a distribution center is topic of this chapter. As variants, Bischoff and Ratcliff (1995) distinguished between the Manufacturer’s Pallet Loading Problem (M’sPLP) and the Distributor’s Pallet Loading Problem (D’sPLP). In the M’sPLP, identical box-shaped pieces (items, boxes) have to be loaded on a given pallet such that their number is maximized and natural restrictions are met. In the D’sPLP, a number of different shaped box-types with given supply has to be packed onto (identical) pallets while minimizing the number of pallets needed. In the following, we first consider the two-dimensional variant of the M’sPLP and describe a heuristic which computes optimal patterns if not more than 50 items can be packed and some ratio of the piece dimensions is fulfilled. Moreover, we investigate the special case of the Guillotine Pallet Loading Problem (GPLP) and show that an optimal pattern can be computed in polynomial time. Furthermore, we describe an efficient heuristic for the D’sPLP.

Keywords: Pallet Loading Problem (PLP); Optimal Pattern; Typical Piece; Single Pallet; Guillotine Patterns (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64403-5_10

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