Advanced search
Publication Cover
International Journal of Production Research Volume 52, 2014 - Issue 15
Submit an article Journal homepage
580
Views
45
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

A decomposition-based approach for the selection of standardized modular containers

Yen-Hung LinCenter for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.;Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
,
Russell D. MellerCenter for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.;Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
,
Kimberly P. EllisCenter for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.;Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
,
Lisa M. ThomasCenter for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.;Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
&
Barbara J. LombardiCenter for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.;Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Pages 4660-4672 | Received 21 Dec 2012, Accepted 06 Jan 2014, Published online: 27 Feb 2014

References

  • Bischoff, E., and W.Dowsland. 1982. “An Application of the Microcomputer to Product Design and Distribution.” Journal of the Operational Research Society 33: 271–280.
  • Bischoff, E., and M. Marriott. 1990. “A Comparative Evaluation of Heuristics for Container Loading.” European Journal of Operational Research 44 (2): 267–276.
  • Bischoff, E., and M. Ratcliff. 1995. “Issues in the Development of Approaches to Container Loading.” Omega 23 (4): 377–390.
  • Chen, C., S. Lee, and Q. Shen. 1995. “An Analytical Model for the Container Loading Problem.” European Journal of Operational Research 80 (1): 68–76.
  • Dowsland, W. 1991. “Three-dimensional Packing: Solution Approaches and Heuristic Development.” International Journal of Production Research 29 (8): 1673–1685.
  • Dyckhoff, H. 1990. “A Topology of Cutting and Packing Problems.” European Journal of Operational Research 44 (2): 145–159.
  • Gehring, H., and A. Bortfeldt. 1997. “A Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Container Loading Problem.” International Transactions in Operational Research 4 (5/6): 401–418.
  • George, J., and D. Robinson. 1980. “A Heuristic for Packing Boxes into a Container.” Computer and Operations Research 7 (3): 147–156.
  • Han, C., K. Knott, and P. Egbelu. 1989. “A Heuristic Approach to the Three-dimensional Cargo-loading Problem.” International Journal of Production Research 27 (5): 757–774.
  • Meller, R., V. Narayanan, and P. Vance. 1999. “Optimal Facility Layout Design.” Operations Research Letters 23 (3–5): 117–127.
  • Mongeau, M., and C. Bès. 2003. “Optimization of Aircraft Container Loading.” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 39 (1): 140–150.
  • Montreuil, B. 2011. “Towards a Physical Internet: Meeting the Global Logistics Sustainability Grand Challenge.” Logistics Research 3 (2–3): 71–87.
  • Moura, A., and J. Oliverira. 2005. “A GRASP Appraoch to the Container-loading Problem.” IEEE Intelligent Systems 20 (4): 50–57.
  • Ngoi, B., M. Tay, and E. Chua. 1994. “Applying Spatial Representation Techniques to the Container Packing Problem.” International Journal of Production Research 32 (1): 111–123.
  • Scheithauer, G. 1992. “Algorithm for the Container Loading Problem”. In Operational Research Proceedings, 445–452. Berlin: Springer.
  • Takahara, S. 2005. “Loading Problem in Multiple Containers and Pallets Using Strategic Search Method”. In Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence, Proceedings Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, edited by V. Torra, Y. Narukawa, and S. Miyamoto, Vol. 3558, 448–456. Berlin, Heigelberg: Springer-Verlag.
  • Wang, Z., K. Li, and J. Levy. 2008. “A Heuristic for the Container Loading Problem: A Tertiary-tree-based Dynamic Space Decomposition Approach.” European Journal of Operational Research 191 (1): 84–97.
  • Wong, T., P. Chow, and D. Sculli. 2006. “A Heuristic for Sea-freight Container Selection, Cargo Allocation and Cargo Orientation.” Journal of the Operational Research Society 57 (12): 1452–1463.
  • Xue, J., and K. Lai. 1997. “A Study on Cargo Forwarding Decisions.” Computers & Industrial Engineering 33 (1–2): 63–66.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.