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Containers Loading Optimization with Python

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

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

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

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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container-optimization's Issues

I have little different input I have 3 type of pallets

Can you please fit these parameters in the Algorithm?
I tried it's not giving me actual result
Thanks

-- 115 x 300 cm

bx = 0
by = 0
pal_300 = [115 + bx, 300 + by]

-- 115 x 330 cm

bx = 0
by = 0
pal_330 = [115 + bx, 330 + by]

-- 115 x 360 cm

bx = 0
by = 0
pal_360 = [115 + bx, 360 + by]

Number of pallets

n_300 = 9
n_330 = 12
n_360 = 15

bins40 = [(236, 1190)]

To enable input from a CSV file

Hi @samirsaci

I was wondering if we could have n_812 and n_1012 picked up from a CSV file? In real life scenarios I'd think businesses would like to have the ability to have mass input of the dimensions and number of pallets into the algo? Something like this:

It must be in format to be picked up for counting,
for eg. n_812 = 2, n_2025 = 1
from above pic

Please let me know what you think. I'd like to contribute on this, thanks.