How do you quickly choose the best loading scheme and know it’s optimal from the mathematical standpoint – if given billions of possible combinations?
You can’t simply match every option against your shipment requirements: the amount of time it would take even for the most powerful supercomputer makes the task impractical.
Therefore, the question is: How do you have optimal loading schemes calculated quickly and with mathematical precision if you can’t rely on computer processing to do all the work for you?
The Algorithm
We have approached the task as a classic math problem in combinatorial optimization - where the goal is to maximize the number of objects in a given volume (Knapsack problem).
The strategy was to develop an algorithm that would pre-select the least suitable combinations and exclude them from consideration. A proprietary Loading Master algorithm created by our expert team of mathematicians and developers does exactly that: narrows the pool of potentially optimal loading schemes down from billions to a few million cases. Quickly finding the right scheme now becomes an achievable task.
Loading Master technology presents a fundamentally new instrument for the industry of FV logistics, enabling opportunities for optimization that were previously out of reach. With Loading Master algorithm at its core, the technology also brings together:
- AI
- the specially tailored architecture of processing power
- IT expertise in creating and managing integrated information systems
This allows calculating optimal loading schemes with mathematical precision in a matter of minutes.
The Technology
