Mathematical Model for the Homogenization of Unit Load Formation

Béla Illés, Gabriella Bognár

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics, University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary.

DOI: 10.4236/jamp.2014.21003                

Abstract

One of the most important issues in storage and transport processes is the formation of unit loads. Our main goal is to investigate the homogenization of unit load formation cases. We provide a model involving the major factors and parameters for the optimal selection of the unit load formations. Objective functions and constraints related to the basic tasks are formulated. We give a method for the selection of the optimal unit load formation equipment for a given number of products under given constraints.

Keywords

Unit Load; Unit Load Formation Device; Homogeneous Unit Load; Branch and Bound Method

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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