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Airbus Packing at Federal Express

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  • Clive Thomas

    (Operations Research, Federal Express, PO Box 727, Memphis, Tennessee 38194)

  • Kevin Campbell

    (Operations Research, Federal Express, PO Box 727, Memphis, Tennessee 38194)

  • Gail Hines

    (Operations Research, Federal Express, PO Box 727, Memphis, Tennessee 38194)

  • Michael Racer

    (Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152)

Abstract

Success in the express-mail market hinges on paying attention to every parcel in the system. A key component is safe, efficient loading of aircraft. Federal Express, a perennial leader in the express business, has recently added the Airbus A300, a lighter aircraft, to its fleet. Because of the Airbus design, shear limits—shear being a measure of the downward forces exerted on the plane—are extremely sensitive to the loading, a problem not experienced in the heavier craft. We developed a heuristic for loading containers into positions on the aircraft to address loading preferences and maintain feasibility constraints.

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  • Clive Thomas & Kevin Campbell & Gail Hines & Michael Racer, 1998. "Airbus Packing at Federal Express," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 28(4), pages 21-30, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:28:y:1998:i:4:p:21-30
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.4.21
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    1. Xiangling Zhao & Yun Dong & Lei Zuo, 2023. "A Combinatorial Optimization Approach for Air Cargo Palletization and Aircraft Loading," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-16, June.

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