The “factory-in-a-box” concept involves assembling production modules (ie, factories) in
containers and transporting the containers to different customer locations. Such a concept …

The problem studied in this paper is the multi-depot open vehicle routing problem, which
has the following two differences in relation to the classical vehicle routing problem: there …

Nowadays organizations outsource transportation of goods or services to reduce cost which
leads to a particular type of problem called open location-routing. Also, each logistic …

This paper presents a biased random-key genetic algorithm designed to solve the open
vehicle routing problem with capacity and distance constraints. Consider a depot from which …

In order to cut the costs of third-party logistics companies and respond to the Chinese
government's low-carbon economy plans, this paper studies the more practical and complex …

One important requirement of modern supply chain management is the frequent exchange
of containers via multiple cross-docks which requires spatial and time synchronisations …

This paper addresses a Rich Vehicle Routing Problem (RVRP) characterized by the
following attributes: long-haul transport, driver hours regulation, incompatibility among …

In this paper we address the multi-depot open vehicle routing problem (MDOVRP), a
complex and difficult problem arising in several real-life applications. In the MDOVRP …

As competition intensifies, an increasing number of companies opt to outsource their
package distribution operations to professional Third-Party Logistics (3PL) fleets. In …

Collaborative multicenter pickup and delivery problems with time window assignment
(CMPDPTWA) are introduced in this paper and formulated and solved as a two-stage …