5 Mar
2012
5 Mar
'12
5:18 p.m.
"HB" == Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> writes:
HB> So, given these constraints, is f(L,W,H)=C*(L+W+H) even close to optimal? Probably not. The package shipping companies (USP, USPS, FedEx, et al) tend to use lenght * girth, making that f(L,W,H) = C * L*(W+H). I've heard -- but cannot confirm -- that L*G traces back to nautical shipping. I can confirm that USP and USPS, at least, were already using L*G back in the '70s. -JimC -- James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> OpenPGP: 1024D/ED7DAEA6