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Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Management Problems: A Literature Review

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  • Jeroen Beliën

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, Research Center for Informatics, Modelling and Simulation, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; and Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Research Center for Operations Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Liesje De Boeck

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, Research Center for Informatics, Modelling and Simulation, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; and Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Research Center for Operations Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Jonas Van Ackere

    (Ernst & Young, B-1831, Diegem, Belgium)

Abstract

This paper presents a review of the available literature on solid waste management problems, with a particular focus on vehicle routing problems. The available papers are classified into different categories with the purpose of providing the reader with a guide that facilitates his or her search for papers in his or her field of interest. For each category, a table is presented that gives a summary of how each paper scores from that perspective. Additional explanation is presented about the characteristics of each category using some key references. Finally, this paper discovers unexplored areas of research and identifies trends in the literature.

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  • Jeroen Beliën & Liesje De Boeck & Jonas Van Ackere, 2014. "Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Management Problems: A Literature Review," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 48(1), pages 78-102, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:48:y:2014:i:1:p:78-102
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1120.0448
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    15. Donald D. Eisenstein & Ananth. V. Iyer, 1997. "Garbage Collection in Chicago: A Dynamic Scheduling Model," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 43(7), pages 922-933, July.
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    17. Robert M. Clark & James I. Gillean, 1975. "Analysis of Solid Waste Management Operations in Cleveland, Ohio: A Case Study," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 6(1-part-2), pages 32-42, November.
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