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A Sampling Procedure for Real-Life Rich Vehicle Routing Problems

In: Operations Research Proceedings 2006

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  • Julia Rieck

    (Clausthal University of Technology)

  • Jürgen Zimmermann

    (Clausthal University of Technology)

Abstract

In this paper we address a rich variant of the vehicle routing problem which occurs in real-life applications. Among other aspects we take into consideration time windows, simultaneous delivery and pick-up at customer locations, multiple use of vehicles, and timely allocation of vehicles to loading bays at the depot. In order to solve practical instances of the resulting real-life rich vehicle routing problem, efficient methods are required. For this reason, we present a sampling procedure, which is a multi-start algorithm that executes in each call a substantial extension of the well-known savings algorithm. Using a set of suitable benchmark instances, we assess the performance of the proposed sampling procedure.

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  • Julia Rieck & Jürgen Zimmermann, 2007. "A Sampling Procedure for Real-Life Rich Vehicle Routing Problems," Operations Research Proceedings, in: Karl-Heinz Waldmann & Ulrike M. Stocker (ed.), Operations Research Proceedings 2006, pages 355-360, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:oprchp:978-3-540-69995-8_58
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69995-8_58
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