A three-dimensional pallet loading method for single-size boxes

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 726-735

  Liu, Fuh Hwaf ^a   Hsiao, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distribution; Logistics; Packing; Pallet loading

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PACKAGING; PALLETS;

SINGLE SIZE BOXES; THREE DIMENSIONAL PALLET LOADING METHOD;

LOADING;

EID: 0031185744     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600426     Document Type: Article

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