Reinforcement learning for solving the vehicle routing problem

M Nazari, A Oroojlooy, L Snyder… - Advances in neural …, 2018 - proceedings.neurips.cc
We present an end-to-end framework for solving the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) using
reinforcement learning. In this approach, we train a single policy model that finds near …

A branch-and-cut algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with drones

F Tamke, U Buscher - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing online purchases and higher customer requirements in terms of speed, flexibility,
and costs of home deliveries are challenges to every company involved in last mile delivery …

A hybrid genetic algorithm for the min–max Multiple Traveling Salesman Problem

S Mahmoudinazlou, C Kwon - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a hybrid genetic algorithm for solving the Multiple Traveling Salesman
Problem (mTSP) to minimize the length of the longest tour. The genetic algorithm utilizes a …

Metaheuristics: A bibliography

IH Osman, G Laporte - Annals of Operations research, 1996 - Springer
Metaheuristics are the most exciting development in approximate optimization techniques of
the last two decades. They have had widespread successes in attacking a variety of difficult …

Ant colony optimization with local search for dynamic traveling salesman problems

M Mavrovouniotis, FM Müller… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For a dynamic traveling salesman problem (DTSP), the weights (or traveling times) between
two cities (or nodes) may be subject to changes. Ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithms …

Routing for relief efforts

AM Campbell, D Vandenbussche… - Transportation …, 2008 - pubsonline.informs.org
In the aftermath of a large disaster, the routing of vehicles carrying critical supplies can
greatly impact the arrival times to those in need. Because it is critical that the deliveries are …

A comparative study of improved GA and PSO in solving multiple traveling salesmen problem

H Zhou, M Song, W Pedrycz - Applied Soft Computing, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple traveling salesman problem (MTSP) is a generalization of the classic traveling
salesman problem (TSP). Compared to TSP, MTSP is more common in real-life applications …

Routing problems: A bibliography

G Laporte, IH Osman - Annals of operations research, 1995 - Springer
This bibliography contains 500 references on four classical routing problems: the Traveling
Salesman Problem, the Vehicle Routing Problem, the Chinese Postman Problem, and the …

Memetic search for the minmax multiple traveling salesman problem with single and multiple depots

P He, JK Hao - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The minmax multiple traveling salesman problem with single depot (the minmax mTSP) or
multiple depots (the minmax multidepot mTSP) aims to minimize the longest tour among a …

Hybridization of tabu search with feasible and infeasible local searches for periodic home health care logistics

R Liu, X Xie, T Garaix - Omega, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper addresses a periodic vehicle routing problem encountered in home health care
(HHC) logistics. It extends the classical Periodic Vehicle Routing Problem with Time …