Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 5-31-1997
Degree Name
Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
First Advisor
George Hanna Abdou
Second Advisor
Athanassios K. Bladikas
Third Advisor
One-Jang Jeng
Abstract
Palletization is a very important element of production, distribution and warehousing activities. The 3D random stacking palletization method is based on volume utilization instead of surface area optimization. Random stacking provides interlocking among the boxes and hence it improves the stability of the pallet load. Volumetric Pallet Utilization is normally the prime concern of any palletization process, with Work in Process and Palletization time being also important. This research uses data generated from a previous heuristic to establish mathematical relationships between the three mentioned performance indices and also three additional indirect variables, namely: Total Number of Sub Volumes, Partitioned Remaining Volume Load Capacity and Total Zero Count. An Estimation method for Volumetric Pallet Utilization is also developed by using the established mathematical relationships.
Recommended Citation
Syed, Najeeb, "Parameters' analysis of 3D random stacking palletization" (1997). Theses. 1039.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/1039
