Analytics and machine learning in vehicle routing research

R Bai, X Chen, ZL Chen, T Cui, S Gong… - … Journal of Production …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is one of the most intensively studied combinatorial
optimisation problems for which numerous models and algorithms have been proposed. To …

An approximate dynamic programming approach for the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands

C Novoa, R Storer - European journal of operational research, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper examines approximate dynamic programming algorithms for the single-vehicle
routing problem with stochastic demands from a dynamic or reoptimization perspective. The …

Vehicle routing problem with uncertain demands: An advanced particle swarm algorithm

BF Moghaddam, R Ruiz, SJ Sadjadi - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) has been thoroughly studied in the last decades.
However, the main focus has been on the deterministic version where customer demands …

Using safety stocks and simulation to solve the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands

A Juan, J Faulin, S Grasman, D Riera, J Marull… - … Research Part C …, 2011 - Elsevier
After introducing the Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands (VRPSD) and some
related work, this paper proposes a flexible solution methodology. The logic behind this …

Adaptive multi-phase approach for solving the realistic vehicle routing problems in logistics with innovative comparison method for evaluation based on real GPS data

E Žunić, S Delalić, D Đonko - Transportation Letters, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Transportation management, as a part of the supply chain management, is a complex
process that consists of planning and delivering goods to customers. The paper presents a …

The vehicle-routing problem

F Daneshzand - Logistics Operations and Management, 2011 - books.google.com
In brief, the solution of vehicle-routing problem (VRP) determines a set of routes that starts
and ends at its own depot, each performed by a single vehicle in a way that minimizes the …

Metaheuristic approach for the multi-depot vehicle routing problem

S Geetha, PT Vanathi, G Poonthalir - Applied Artificial Intelligence, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Distribution logistics comprises all activities related to the provision of finished products and
merchandise to a customer. The focal point of distribution logistics is the shipment of goods …

[PDF][PDF] A hybrid particle swarm optimization with genetic operators for vehicle routing problem

S Geetha, G Poonthalir, PT Vanathi - Journal of advances in Information …, 2010 - Citeseer
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a NP-hard and Combinatorial optimization problem.
Combinatorial optimization problem can be viewed as searching for best element in a set of …

[PDF][PDF] A set-partitioning-based model for the stochastic vehicle routing problem

C Novoa, R Berger, J Linderoth, R Storer - Lehigh University, 2006 - Citeseer
The objective of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is to construct a minimum cost set of
vehicle routes that visits all customers and satisfies demands without violating the vehicle …

Leveraging machine learning to solve The vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows

J Poullet - 2020 - dspace.mit.edu
The Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) has been widely studied in the
Operations Research (OR) literature given its increasingly widespread applications, ranging …