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Towards a Decision Making Support System for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem

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  • Takwa Tlili

    (LARODEC Laboratory, High Institute of Management, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia)

  • Saoussen Krichen

    (LARODEC Laboratory, High Institute of Management, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia)

  • Sami Faiz

    (LTSIRS Laboratory, National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia)

Abstract

Distribution of goods is of importance in logistics and supply chain management. The target of a distribution network is to specify the beneficial way for delivering goods and commodities from supply to demand points. In distribution domain, this activity can usually be viewed as a capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP). As the CVRP solutions remain computationally intractable, we develop in this paper an interactive routing decision making support system (R-DMSS) that integrates a swarm based approach into a geographical information system (GIS). The empirical experiments include benchmarking instances as well as a case study over the Ezzahra area in Tunisia. The R-DMSS interfaces are presented to better understand the operational aspect of the system.

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  • Takwa Tlili & Saoussen Krichen & Sami Faiz, 2013. "Towards a Decision Making Support System for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem," International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST), IGI Global, vol. 5(4), pages 21-33, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jdsst0:v:5:y:2013:i:4:p:21-33
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