A taxonomic review of metaheuristic algorithms for solving the vehicle routing problem and its variants

R Elshaer, H Awad - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, a taxonomic review of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) literature published
between 2009 and June 2015 stated that most of the surveyed articles use metaheuristics …

The vehicle routing problem: State of the art classification and review

K Braekers, K Ramaekers… - Computers & industrial …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and its variants have grown ever
more popular in the academic literature. Yet, the problem characteristics and assumptions …

A genetic algorithm for the waitable time-varying multi-depot green vehicle routing problem

CM Chen, S Lv, J Ning, JMT Wu - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
In an era where people in the world are concerned about environmental issues, companies
must reduce distribution costs while minimizing the pollution generated during the …

A multi-depot two-echelon vehicle routing problem with delivery options arising in the last mile distribution

L Zhou, R Baldacci, D Vigo, X Wang - European Journal of Operational …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce a new city logistics problem arising in the last mile distribution of
e-commerce. The problem involves two levels of routing problems. The first requires a …

A simultaneous facility location and vehicle routing problem with recyclable express packaging consideration for sustainable city logistics

Y Shi, Y Lin, S Wang, H Wen, MK Lim, Y Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution from express packaging waste is a crucial issue for the
development of sustainable city logistics. The use of recyclable express packaging can …

Profit distribution in collaborative multiple centers vehicle routing problem

Y Wang, X Ma, Z Li, Y Liu, M Xu, Y Wang - Journal of cleaner production, 2017 - Elsevier
A collaborative multiple-center vehicle routing problem (CMCVRP) is a multi-constraint
combinatorial and game optimization issue containing both vehicle routing optimization and …

Multi-depot multi-compartment vehicle routing problem, solved by a hybrid adaptive large neighborhood search

M Alinaghian, N Shokouhi - Omega, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a mathematical model for multi-depot multi-compartment vehicle routing
problem. The objective function of the proposed problem includes the minimization of the …

An efficient variable neighborhood search with tabu shaking for a class of multi-depot vehicle routing problems

MEH Sadati, B Çatay, D Aksen - Computers & Operations Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract We present a Variable Tabu Neighborhood Search (VTNS) algorithm for solving a
class of Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problems (MDVRP). The proposed algorithm applies a …

A novel multi-objective green vehicle routing and scheduling model with stochastic demand, supply, and variable travel times

Y Zarouk, I Mahdavi, J Rezaeian… - Computers & Operations …, 2022 - Elsevier
We propose an optimization approach to the routing and scheduling problem for a
heterogeneous transportation network that considers (i) stochastic values of demand and …

Multi-depot vehicle routing problem for hazardous materials transportation: A fuzzy bilevel programming

J Du, X Li, L Yu, R Dan, J Zhou - Information sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to enormous demand and potential threat to public, hazardous materials transportation
has been tremendously investigated in recent years. However, there are few studies …