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The problem of finding an optimal loading layout for packing identical boxes onto a rectangular loading pallet is known as the pallet loading problem. If the boxes may be stacked on their bottom, side, or end surface, the cube utilization of a pallet will increase, but the stability of the unit load will be lost sometimes. This paper presents a method that packs rectangular boxes of the same size onto a pallet. Incorporating certain practical considerations, the method consists of five phases that maximise the degree of stability and the maximum cube utilisation of a unit load.
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Liu, FH., Hsiao, CJ. A three-dimensional pallet loading method for single-size boxes. J Oper Res Soc 48, 726–735 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600426
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600426