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Original Articles

The Loading Optimization: A Novel Integer Linear Programming Model

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Pages 1471-1482 | Received 08 Nov 2018, Accepted 11 Jun 2019, Published online: 13 Jul 2019
 

ABSTRACT

This paper establishes a new integer linear programming model for container loading problem. This model can be used to calculate the optimal loading plan for each container. To solve the model, in this paper, the model problem is decomposed into two easy to solve sub-problems: auxiliary problem (AP) and transportation problem, and prove by solving the two sub-problems can quickly and efficiently to find the optimal solution of the model. Finally, an example is given to illustrate the solution process, which shows that the algorithm can give the optimal stowage scheme quickly and effectively.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work has been partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 61702543, 71501186], the 333 high-level talent training project of Jiangsu Province of China [grant number BRA 2016542].

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