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Team 5 – In-House Packing Engine for MARSHALLTOWN

Team Members:

Carey Lawrence

Akhila Parvathaneni

Evelyn Smith 

Description:

This packing engine will optimize packaging smaller items in the most appropriate larger box as well as the stacking of all items on a palette. This packing engine will take into account individual box dimensions, weight, space limitations from the client and shipping company and the vast array of potential solutions. In order to achieve this, we are starting with a space optimization program and test databases provided by MARSHALLTOWN.

We started with the front-end development to get the user interface working correctly. The next step was to take each of the additional limitations of packing. Moving this software in-house provides many benefits. The first benefit of our project is creating a palette optimization that will take into account weight instead of just box dimensions. Additionally, MARSHALLTOWN will now have the ability to adapt the program as needed and add new features as new limitations present themselves. Lastly, it helps pack the same amount of area more efficiently and therefore reduce overall shipping costs.