sci.op-research

On Feb 14, 2:05 pm, A.L. wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:14:06 -0800 (PST), SteveM
> wrote:
>
> >We're looking for a vehicle packing/loading algorithm for an
> >analytical study. It's a military operation so the geometries/weights
> >of the equipment are not standardized to a small set of same dimension
> >sets like standardized containers. I googled the problem and came up
> >with some but not much commercial software.
>
> I am not sure what you are looking for?.. .Algorithm?... Commercial
> sofware?... Something like this
>
> http://www.softtruck.com/faq's.htm
>
> http://www.topseng.com/
>
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/harry.clark/truck.htm
>
> and tons of other...
>
> If algorithms, see, for example, David Pissinger's page
>
> http://www.diku.dk/~pisinger/publications/sort_date.html
>
> If the above is not what you are looking for, then why?..
>
> A.L.

A.L.

Thanks much for the info. It's a great start. The packing problem is
not the fundamental one for the study at hand So we don't want to take
on too much of a headache. The main problem is a vehicle routing sim
for military operations and we have to pack up transport vehicles with
loads in a preprocessing step. We may do dozens of sims. So I'd want
to automate that by calling a loading routine of some kind that
services a load list data base prior to sim execution.

If you have any other ideas, I'd appreciate them.

SteveM

P.S. I assiduously checked google and google scholar first to
preclude you from hurling those searing lightening bolts of yours my
way. I've heard that those scars can last forever :)