The multiple container loading problem with preference

Tian Tian, Wenbin Zhu, Andrew Lim, Lijun Wei

Abstract: Highlights•We investigate a practical container loading problem that consider user preference.•We show how to incorporate our formulation in real life decision making process.•We statistically estimate the impact of data characteristics to SCLP performance.•We consider estimated SCLP performance in the high level planning of our heuristic.•We demonstrate effectiveness of our approach based on realistic test instances.