This paper analyzes the fleet mixed vehicle‐routing problem with backhauls, a rich and
realistic variant of the popular vehicle‐routing problem in which both delivery and pick‐up …

We identify 135 articles published in scholarly, academic journals from January 2005 to
June 2022 that survey various aspects of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) ranging from …

Estimating the solution value of transportation problems can be useful to assign customers
to days for multi-period vehicle routing problems, or to make customer selection decisions …

Horizontal Cooperation is emerging as a way to increase competitiveness in logistics and
transportation. Its implementation, however, may be hindered by conflicts and opportunist …

This paper addresses the integration of the planning decisions concerning inbound logistics
in an industrial setting (from the suppliers to the mill) and outbound logistics (from the mill to …

In real-life logistics and distribution activities it is usual to face situations in which the
distribution of goods has to be made from multiple warehouses or depots to the final …

Airlines face many different planning processes until the day of operation. The assignment of
aircraft to flights is of central importance and is determined by the optimization of the two …

Abstract The Covering tour Location Routing Problem with Replenishment at intermediate
depots (CLRPR) is an extension of location routing problem with service time restriction …

Vehicle routing is a well-known optimization research topic with significant practical
importance. Among different approaches to solving vehicle routing, heuristics can produce a …

High distribution costs constitute one of the major obstacles to the sustainable development
of rural logistics. In order to effectively reduce the distribution costs of last mile delivery in …