A decomposition-based approach for the selection of standardized modular containers
| Autor: | Kimberly P. Ellis, Barbara J. Lombardi, Lisa M. Thomas, Russell D. Meller, Yen-Hung Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Unit load Engineering Selection (relational algebra) business.industry Strategy and Management Physical Internet Management Science and Operations Research Modular design Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing engineering Set (abstract data type) Decomposition (computer science) business Material handling Integer programming |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Production Research. 52:4660-4672 |
| ISSN: | 1366-588X 0020-7543 |
| Popis: | The standardisation of packaging and containers for product handling has potential benefits from transportation, material handling and environmental perspectives. Likewise, standardised modular containers play an important role in the Physical Internet (PI). To support implementation of standard modular containers, we introduce a mathematical model to select a requisite number of modular containers to pack a set of products to maximise space utilisation. A decomposition-based solution methodology is developed and presented. Computational results from industry-based problem instances indicate that using standardised modular containers results in increased space utilisation at the unit load level. This finding substantiates the use of modular containers in moving toward the PI. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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