Develop an algorithm that will work with any combination

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An online chocolate company wants to develop an automated system to enable them to become more eco friendly as well as save time and money. They have invested in a range of packing of specific sizes and want to develop a software system to make maximum use of these for their products. Their aim is to give the packing staff a dear set of instructions for each order, to make the packing process more efficient and timely. The constraints of the system are as follows:

1. Single items should be packed in bubble packs where possible.

2. A gift card is optional and free on all orders and should go inside the packaging and will fit in all delivery boxes and bubble packs taking up minimal space.

3. Orders over £70 receive a free "champagne truffles' which should be included in the delivery.

4. Each order should be packed into the least number of bubble packs and/or boxes as possible to keep costs low and reduce packaging waste.

5. For the holiday season the company is running a special discount on the purchase of any three selection boxes for £65.

The chocolate company has selected the following range of products to trial the new software with:

CODE	Item	Cost	Width or Diameter	Depth	Height
P106	Milk chocolate coins	£3 50	3cm	-	8cm
P115	Deluxe mixed chocolate coins	£6 50	San	-	12cm
P120	White chocolate truffles	£7	6an	8cm	3cm
A320	Mixed chocolate creams	E9 50	Scm	10cm	3cm
A325	Deluxe chocolate creams	£16 50	Scm	12cm	4cm
BX04	Dark selection box	£25	18cm	25cm	4cm
Bx08	white selection box	£25	20cm	18an	*Scm*
BX10	Milk selection box	£25	18cm	25cm	4cm
8502	Small chocolate tree decoration	£4 50	6cm	-	-
850S	Large chocolate planet tree decoration	£650	Scm	-
5810	Champagne truffles	£10	San		12cm

The range of packing the company has selected is as follows:

Packaging	Width	Depth	Height
S1 Bubble Pack	6cm	3cm	8cm
52 Bubble Pack	8cm	3cm	12cm
52 box	20cm	15cm	10cm
B4 Box	25cm	20cm	10cm
B6 Box	30cm	20cm	20cm

• Bubble Packs are flexible to some extent. The height of the item must not exceed the height of the pack. The sum of the W+D of the item must not exceed the sum of the W+D of the pack.

• All delivery boxes have an inner padding that is 1cm thick on all sides including the bottom and top. The table below shows the outside dimensions of all boxes and packs only.

The company has provided you with the following sample orders to test your system. Workout the correct boxes and packets manually, and then use this data to test your algorithm.

Order Number	Gift Card	Code	Item Description	Cost	Qty
101:34	Yes	P120	white chocolate truffles	£7	2
101134	-	5502	Small chocolate tree decoration	£4.50	1
101134		P106	Milk chocolate coins	f3.50	1
101265	No	8504	Large dkocolate planet tree decoration	f6.50	1
101342	Yes	BX08	white selection box	£23	1
101342	-	P115	Deluxe mixed chocolate coins	f6.50
101487	No	5X04	Dark selection box	£25	:
101487	-	BX08	white selection box	£22
101487		BX10	Milk selection box	£25	1
101487	-	P115	Deluxe mixed chocolate coins	£6.50	1
101653	yes	A325	Deluxe chocolate creams	£16.50	2

Given the above scenario, develop an algorithm (final design presented as a flow chart) that will work with any combination of items. Your algorithm shou4 generate some form of packing instructions for staff to follow, which should include at least indicate:

• The size and type of the pack or box required

• Some indication on how the items should be arranged

• Any extras that should be included

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