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A Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Container Loading Problem
Author(s) -
Gehring H.,
Bortfeldt A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international transactions in operational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.032
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1475-3995
pISSN - 0969-6016
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3995.1997.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - container (type theory) , genetic algorithm , computer science , mathematical optimization , set (abstract data type) , algorithm , mathematics , engineering , mechanical engineering , programming language
The paper presents a genetic algorithm (GA) for the container loading problem. The main ideas of the approach are first to generate a set of disjunctive box towers and second to arrange the box towers on the floor of the container according to a given optimization criterion. The loading problem may include different practical constraints. The performance of the GA is demonstrated by a numerical test comparing the GA and several other procedures for the container loading problem.