ON THE LOADING PROBLEM--A COMMENT.

The author responds to the paper "The Loading Problem," by Eilon and Christofides. He focuses on suggesting a solution to the problem. The recommended solution involves a heuristic algorithm that allegedly requires fewer computations than the one proposed by Eilon and Christofides. It is suggested that the simpler algorithm offered by the author reaches mathematical optimization as often as the aforementioned algorithm. It is further proposed that the algorithm presented by Eilon and Christofides cannot be used to solve multi-dimensional programming problems. The author goes on to discuss a numerical analysis that can be used for the allocation of industrial resources. Related mathematical models are discussed in detail. A table comparing the results of the two algorithms is also presented.