A Heuristic for the Pallet Movement Problem in Naval Supply,

Abstract

In this paper we develop a heuristic method for the pick-up/delivery problem associated with pallet movements in a Naval Supply Center (NSC). The heuristic, based on the insertion technique, was coded on the Cyber 170 and tested on a set of historical data associated with delivery of palletized cargo among warehouses at the (NSC), Charleston, S.C. The heuristic tested here was able to improve vehicle utilization by 12.8% over that currently employed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA142343

Entities

People

  • J. J. Jarvis
  • O. Kirca

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Instruction Manuals
  • Iterations
  • Loading (Handling)
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Military Supplies
  • Production Engineering
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Sequences
  • Systems Engineering
  • Travel Time
  • Unloading

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Cyber