?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F737%2F&rft.title=Time+Reduction+of+the+Packing+Process&rft.creator=Almeida%2C+Rui&rft.creator=Duque%2C+Jose&rft.creator=Ferreira%2C+Flora&rft.creator=Vieira%2C+Manuel+V.C.&rft.subject=Machines+%2F+Production&rft.description=Savana+is+a+company+in+the+footwear+sector+which+is+over+27+years+old+and+has+more+than+150+employees.+This+company+specializes+in+children%E2%80%99s+footwear+of+sizes+ranging+from+18+to+40.+Each+pair+is+individually+packed+in+a+box+which+is+customized+for+each+client.+The+ideal+size+of+each+box+depends+on+the+model+of+the+footwear+and+the+position+in+which+it+is+placed+inside+the+box.+These+boxes+are+ordered+from+an+external+supplier+that+has+only+certain+measures+available%2C+so+boxes+of+the+same+size+have+to+be+used+for+footwear+of+various+sizes+and+models.%0D%0A%0D%0ADue+to+a+frequent+introduction+of+new+models+in+the+production+environ-+ment%2C+the+box+sizes+are+initially+set+manually+in+an+experimental+procedure+(testing)%2C+which+is+often+time+consuming.+Savana+challenged+ESGI%E2%80%99s+par-+ticipants+to+study+their+packing+process%2C+in+order+to+reduce+the+variety+of+box+sizes%2C+the+empty+space+inside+the+boxes+and+to+eliminate+the+need+to+perform+testing%2C+thereby+reducing+the+time+and+increasing+the+e%EF%BF%BDciency+of+the+packing+process.%0D%0A%0D%0AFurthermore%2C+the+footwear+ordered+by+each+customer+is+packed+into+large+boxes%2C+which+will+henceforth+be+referred+to+as+containers.+With+regard+to+these+large+boxes%2C+various+designs+and+sizes+can+be+delivered+to+a+single+client.+The+dimensions%2C+weight+and+forms+of+these+are+subject+to+the+customer%E2%80%99s+specifications.+In+this+context%2C+Savana+intends+to+determine+automatically+the+sizes+of+the+containers+to+be+sent+to+each+customer+and+how+to+arrange+the+individual+boxes+for+each+client%E2%80%99s+order.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+report+tells+how+to+automatize+and+speed+up+the+overall+process.+It+describes+how+to+automatically+assign+shoes+to+boxes%2C+and+gives+a+manner+to+pack+the+shoe+boxes%2C+in+such+way+that+permit+to+reduce+the+size+of+the+card+box.%0D%0A%0D%0ASavana+should+be+aware+that+this+is+not+yet+a+ready+to+use+solution%2C+because+more+data+analysis+need+to+be+done%2C+in+order+to+improve+and+make+the+method+reliable.+Furthermore%2C+during+implementation+it+may+appear+new+important+challenges.&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F737%2F1%2Freport_esgi119-problem1_savana.pdf&rft.identifier=++Almeida%2C+Rui+and+Duque%2C+Jose+and+Ferreira%2C+Flora+and+Vieira%2C+Manuel+V.C.++(2016)+Time+Reduction+of+the+Packing+Process.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++