Placing boxes on shelves: A case study

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 605-614

  Hoare, N P ^a   Beasley, J E ^b  

^a Logistics Business Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heuristics; Inventory; Shelf packing; Three dimensional packing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PACKING; WAREHOUSES;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; SHELF PACKING; STOCKROOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL PACKING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035363389     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601130     Document Type: Article

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