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Solving the Bin Packing Problem in warehousing and logistics – strategy comparison


Solving the Bin Packing Problem in warehousing and logistics – strategy comparison

When packing a container, every square inch of empty space is a money loss – either for you or your company. In warehousing and logistics, filling a container with items as tight to each other as possible to reduce the number of containers is a big deal. Decision Lab took it upon themselves to identify what techniques would help make packing quicker and more efficient. Read to learn more about the project and its results.

Restricted Areas: How to control access for transporters (Part 6)


Restricted Areas: How to control access for transporters (Part 6)

A key part of the AnyLogic 8.6 update related to the Material Handling Library. Now the movement of transporters such as AGV can be restricted by area and access can be permitted conditionally: by transporter number, by schedule, by throughput, and more.

This technical blog guides you through how to use these restricted areas and demonstrates them with the help of a practical example model: Areas with Limited Access for Transporters.

Network port: Learning to use the Material Handling Library (Part 5)


Network port: Learning to use the Material Handling Library (Part 5)

Part five of our series on AnyLogic’s Material Handling Library, a library specifically designed to help model the work of factories, warehouses, and other facilities where goods are moved, processed, and sorted.

This blog demonstrates how to connect individual conveyors, and any processing stations on them, into a single conveyor network using the Network Port element.

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