Exact solution techniques for two-dimensional cutting and packing

M Iori, VL De Lima, S Martello, FK Miyazawa… - European Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
We survey the main formulations and solution methods for two-dimensional orthogonal
cutting and packing problems, where both items and bins are rectangles. We focus on exact …

The rectangular two-dimensional strip packing problem real-life practical constraints: A bibliometric overview

AN Júnior, E Silva, M Francescatto, CB Rosa… - Computers & Operations …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Over the years, methods and algorithms have been extensively studied to solve variations of
the rectangular two-dimensional strip packing problem (2D-SPP), in which small rectangles …

A simulated annealing based heuristic for a location-routing problem with two-dimensional loading constraints

KM Ferreira, TA de Queiroz - Applied Soft Computing, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A hybrid heuristic is proposed to solve a location-routing problem with two-dimensional
loading constraints. This problem appears in military situations and natural disasters in such …

[HTML][HTML] Two-phase matheuristic for assignment and truck loading problems

J Schulte, D Wetzel - European Journal of Operational Research, 2025‏ - Elsevier
We introduce a novel two-phase matheuristic for assignment and truck loading. The scope of
our approach involves scenarios with an extensive amount of items requiring assignment to …

Multi-container loading problems with multidrop and split delivery conditions

I Gimenez-Palacios, MT Alonso… - Computers & Industrial …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper considers a multi-container loading problem in which each customer orders a set
of pallets of different weights and the objective is to meet all orders with the minimum …

Cargo securing under multi-drop and axle weight constraints

H Çalık, M Juwet, H Yaman, GV Berghe - European Journal of Operational …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study emerges from a real-world cargo securing application to ensure safer road
transportation and falls into the category of container loading problems with practical …

Static stability versus packing efficiency in online three-dimensional packing problems: A new approach and a computational study

S Ali, AG Ramos, JF Oliveira - Computers & Operations Research, 2025‏ - Elsevier
In online three-dimensional packing problems where items are received one by one and
require immediate packing decisions without prior knowledge of upcoming items …

A GRASP algorithm for multi container loading problems with practical constraints

MT Alonso, R Alvarez-Valdés, F Parreño - 4or, 2020‏ - Springer
We consider the multicontainer loading problem of a company that has to serve its
customers by first putting the products on pallets and then loading pallets onto trucks. When …

The container loading problem with cargo stability: a study on support factors, mechanical equilibrium and grids

LA Oliveira, VL de Lima, TA de Queiroz… - Engineering …, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
Approaches based on mechanical equilibrium are described for handling cargo stability in
the container loading problem. This problem is expressed as an integer programming model …

Dynamic cargo stability in loading and transportation of containers

EC Bracht, TA de Queiroz… - 2016 IEEE …, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an approach to deal with the problem of packing boxes in a container with fixed
dimensions (the container loading problem) constrained that the packing must be …