Container loading is a pivotal function for operating supply chains efficiently.
Underperformance results in unnecessary costs (eg cost of additional containers to be …

Abstract Three-Dimensional Packing Problems (3D-PPs) can be applied to effectively
reduce logistics costs in various areas, such as airline cargo management and warehouse …

Distributors are faced with loading constraints in their route planning, eg, multi-dimensional
packing constraints, unloading sequence constraints, stability constraints and axle weight …

Warehouses are an inevitable component in any supply chain and a vividly investigated
object of research. Much attention, however, is absorbed by warehousing systems dedicated …

The three-dimensional bin packing problem (3D-BPP) plays a critical role in logistics
activities. Prior studies focus on 3D-BPP in cases where bin size is predetermined. However …

Three‐dimensional cutting and packing problems have a range of important applications
and are of particular relevance to the transportation of cargo in the form of container loading …

Online 3D Bin Packing Problem (3D-BPP) has a wide range of industrial applications and
there is an emerging research interest in learning optimal bin packing policy and deploying …

This study addresses the pickup capacitated vehicle routing problem with three-dimensional
loading constraints (3L-PCVRP), which combined the container loading problem (CLP) and …

The three-dimensional packing problem (3D-PP) is a classic NP-hard problem in operations
research and computer science. One of the most popular ways to solve the problem is …

Pallet loading requires the solution of a three-dimensional bin packing problem (3DBPP)
with additional requirements. In particular, vertical support and load bearing, which are not …