LEARN / THE TERMS, PLAINLY

The terms behind this engine, defined once each.

Short, plain-language answers to what these terms mean - a real definition each time, linked to where the idea runs for real.

ALL TERMS

Cartonization is the logistics decision of which box (or boxes) a set of order items should ship in, and how those items are arranged inside it.

3D bin packing fits three-dimensional items into one or more containers without overlap, minimising wasted space or container count.

Cartonization is the business problem of choosing shipping boxes; 3D bin packing is the general computer-science problem underneath it.

Palletization is arranging cartons onto a pallet for storage or transport, keeping the load stable and within its height and weight limits.

Bin packing is NP-hard: no known algorithm finds the optimal answer quickly as the problem grows, so engines search within a time budget.

Volume utilization is the share of a container's volume actually filled - whether a packing plan wastes space, independent of item count.

Packing constraints are the rules beyond geometry a real plan must respect - weight, stacking, orientation, which items may travel together.