ALEX an expert system for truck loading

Authors:
Ron LeMaster
Affiliations:
IBM Commercial Systems Integration, Boulder, Co
Venue:
IEA/AIE '90 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems - Volume 2
Year:
1990

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Abstract

An expert system has been built that plans the loading of boxed products into semi-trailer trucks. The system seeks to optimize the volumetric utilization of a trailer while minimizing the likelihood of damage to the products while in transit. It is currently operating in both interactive and batch modes in the production data processing environment of a large manufacturer of household appliances. This paper describes and compares the methods of expert loaders and the expert system, as well as general information about the implementation.