A Practical Solution to a Cargo Loading Problem at Bethlehem Steel |
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Authors: | Francis J. Vasko John A. McNamara Dennis D. Newhart Floyd E. Wolf |
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Affiliation: | 1.Kutztown University,USA;2.Homer Research Laboratories, Bethlehem Steel Corporation,USA |
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Abstract: | The optimum assignment of structural steel shapes to rail cars is an important logistical problem in the steel industry. In this paper, we discuss an application at Bethlehem Steel that not only involves weight and dimensional constraints, but also customer unloading constraints. The formulation is a generalized bin packing problem which is solved by modifying and extending the first fit decreasing algorithm. The solution algorithm, SOLID (for Structural Optimal Loading IDentification), has been used extensively for one of Bethlehem's high tonnage customers providing very good practical (implementable) results that achieve the desired goals. Bethlehem has enhanced this approach for use with other customers. |
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