Optimal aircraft load balancing

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 767-787

  Kaluzny, Bohdan L ^a   Shaw, R H A David ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircraft loading; Bin packing; Centre of gravity; Integer linear program; Load balancing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015506231     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2009.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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