Method and system for packing products with increased efficiency across packaging levels

US11861506B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tata Consultancy Services Limited · IN

Inventors

• Aniruddha SINGHAL · Noida, IN
• Ankush OJHA · Noida, IN
• Supratim Ghosh · Noida, IN
• Rajesh Kumar Sinha · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2021
• Grant date: Jan 2, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B2220/16
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure relates generally to automated packing of objects, and, more particularly, to a method and system for packing products with increased efficiency across packaging levels. While conventional methods of improving packaging efficiency focus on only one of the multiple levels in the packaging process, most commonly the tertiary level, the present disclosure attempts increasing packaging efficiency across packaging levels. Embodiments of present disclosure achieves increased efficiency across packaging levels by identifying standard size of secondary packages for packing a plurality of primary packages, packing the secondary packages within tertiary packages using a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) optimization model based on packing heuristics, and providing a feedback between tertiary and secondary packaging levels to identify standard secondary packages which can pack the primary packages with higher packing efficiency.