PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF A 3-DIMENSIONAL PALLETIZING HEURISTIC

Authors
TSAI RD MALSTROM EM KUO W
Citation
Rd. Tsai et al., PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF A 3-DIMENSIONAL PALLETIZING HEURISTIC, International Journal of Production Research, 32(5), 1994, pp. 1159-1171
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering,"Operatione Research & Management Science
Journal title
International Journal of Production Research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00207543
Volume
32
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1159 - 1171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7543(1994)32:5<1159:PSOA3P>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This paper describes the effectiveness of a three-dimensional palletiz ing heuristic developed by the authors. It is shown that more boxes pe r unit time can be loaded with multi-pallet packing through reduction of non-productive movements of the robot to and from box storage areas . The use of the developed heuristic has been evaluated using a minatu re robotic palletizing cell.