Patent ID: 11893319
Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method being implemented via execution of computing instructions configured to run at one or more processors and stored at one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, the method comprising:
obtaining a route for delivering one or more orders in a tri-temp trailer from a distribution center to physical stores in a sequence of stops, the route having an associated assignment of stack groups comprising stacks of pallets;
determining a load design for the stacks in the tri-temp trailer based on the sequence of the stops in the route, such that unloading each of the stacks is minimized when the tri-temp trailer delivers the orders to the physical stores;
updating the load design using a first simulated annealing to adjust a front-to-rear center-of-gravity of the load design, wherein the first simulated annealing uses a neighborhood defined by separate rows within a delivery group; and
outputting the load design to cause the stacks to be loaded in the tri-temp trailer according to the load design for delivery to the physical stores in the sequence of stops, wherein the load design specifies a respective floor spot assignment for each of the stacks.