Constraints in container loading-A state-of-the-art review

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Bortfeldt, Andreas ^a   Wäscher, Gerhard ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constraints; Container loading; Cutting; Exact algorithms; Heuristics; Packing

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; CUTTING; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PACKING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONSTRAINTS; CONTAINER LOADING; CONTAINER-LOADING PROBLEMS; CUSTOMER SERVICES; EXACT ALGORITHMS; HEURISTICS; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS;

LOADING;

EID: 84876412999     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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