A Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Container Loading Problem |
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Authors: | H. Gehring A. Bortfeldt |
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Affiliation: | Fern Universität Hagen, Germany;Fern Universität Hagen, Germany |
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Abstract: | The paper presents a genetic algorithm (GA) for the container loading problem. The main ideas of the approach are first to generate a set of disjunctive box towers and second to arrange the box towers on the floor of the container according to a given optimization criterion. The loading problem may include different practical constraints. The performance of the GA is demonstrated by a numerical test comparing the GA and several other procedures for the container loading problem. |
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Keywords: | packing container genetic algorithm practical constraints |
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