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Automation in cargo loading/unloading processes: do unmanned loading technologies bring benefits when both purchase and operational cost are considered?
The use of technologies that automate handling goods and loading units in warehouses and depots is not new. Yet, the purchase process of these...
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Modeling and solving the fuel distribution problem with unloading precedence and loading sequence considerations
This paper presents a real-world liquid fuel distribution problem involving a heterogeneous fleet of multi-compartment vehicles servicing a set of...
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Mixed reality-based online 3D pallet loading problem to achieve augmented intelligence in e-fulfilment processes
Pallet loading operations support palletisation and truckload optimisation for e-fulfilment processes. Currently, the pallet loading problem is...
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A safety-driven truck loading problem
This paper addresses a real-life multi-compartment tank-truck loading problem for fuel distribution. The proposed loading problem incorporates two...
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A two-phase constructive algorithm for the single container mix-loading problem
Manufacturers usually store their products in palletized storage units (PSUs). PSUs are convenient for storage but sometimes not cost-effective for...
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Solution validator and visualizer for (combined) vehicle routing and container loading problems
The optimization of cargo loading and transportation are two highly considered optimization problems (namely “3L-CVRP”). The combination of both has...
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Advanced loading constraints for 3D vehicle routing problems
Given automated order systems, detailed characteristics of items and vehicles enable the detailed planning of deliveries including more efficient and...
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Lexicographic optimization for the multi-container loading problem with open dimensions for a shoe manufacturer
Motivated by a real-world application, we present a multi-container loading problem with 3-open dimensions. We formulate it as a biobjective...
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Exploring Freight Loading Management by Deep Learning: a Case Study in Home Furnishing Industry
Long short-term memory (LSTM) networks as state-of-the-art Deep Learning models, have achieved remarkable results in time series forecasting....
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Loading and unloading trains at the landside of container terminals
We study the operational problem of loading and unloading trains at a container terminal. Trains are served by two gantry cranes which spread over...
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Urban Logistic Analysis in the Commercial Area and Proposal of a Policy for Loading and Unloading of Goods in Popayán City
The last two decades have witnessed significant growth in Latin American cities, with 81% of the region's inhabitants living in urban areas. This...
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Towards Sustainable Consumption: Reflections on the Concepts of Social Loading, Excess and Idle Capacity
Current levels of material consumption in the West are incompatible with environmental sustainability. Present strategies for achieving reduction are...
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Auto-carrier Transport Routing Problem with Loading Constraint
Vehicle logistics refers to the whole process of rapid delivery of vehicles distributed by logistics company according to customer orders....
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Bin packing with lexicographic objectives for loading weight- and volume-constrained trucks in a direct-ship** system
We consider a packing problem that arises in a direct-ship** system in the food and beverage industry: Trucks are the containers, and products to...
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An effective approach for the dual-resource flexible job shop scheduling problem considering loading and unloading
Many manufacturing systems need more than one type of resource to co-work with. Commonly studied flexible job shop scheduling problems merely...
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Logistic constraints in container loading problems: the impact of complete shipment conditions
Container loading problems (CLP), in which a set of boxes have to be loaded into containers or onto trucks, are at the core of many transportation...
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Value of loan credit insurance in the capital-constrained supply chain
Supply chain finance (SCF) solutions open financing channels for small and medium-sized suppliers. However, in uncertain market conditions, payment...
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A hybrid algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with three-dimensional loading constraints and mixed backhauls
In this paper, a variant of the vehicle routing problem with mixed backhauls (VRPMB) is presented, i.e. goods have to be delivered from a central...
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Investigation of Predictive Maintenance Algorithms for Rotating Shafts Under Various Bending Loads
Condition monitoring plays an important role with regard to forecasting structural failure of shafts in Advanced Manufacturing Systems (AMS). Repairs...