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Containers Loading Optimization with Python 📦

How can we use heuristic algorithms to find the right strategy to load a maximum number of pallets in a sea container?

Youtube Video

Find in the link below a short animated explained video to understand the concept behind this solution

Explainer Video Link

Article

In this Article, we will build a container loading optimization model using a heuristic method from a Python library.

Experiment

Scenario

You need to load in a 40' Container

  • 20 European Pallets 80 x 120 (cm)
  • 4 North American Pallets 100 x 120 (cm)

Tentative 1: The Intuitive solution

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Results: 20/20 Euro Pallets loaded, 2/4 American pallets loaded. You need another container for the two remaining pallets.

Tentative 2: The Optimization Algorithm Result

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Results: 20/20 Euro Pallets loaded, 4/4 American pallets loaded. You don’t need another container.

Code

This repository code you will find all the code used to explain the concepts presented in the article.

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