The multiple traveling salesman problem: an overview of formulations and solution procedures

T Bektas - omega, 2006 - Elsevier
The multiple traveling salesman problem (mTSP) is a generalization of the well-known
traveling salesman problem (TSP), where more than one salesman is allowed to be used in …

Traveling salesman problem: an overview of applications, formulations, and solution approaches

R Matai, SP Singh, ML Mittal - Traveling salesman problem …, 2010 - books.google.com
The traveling salesman problem (TSP) were studied in the 18th century by a mathematician
from Ireland named Sir William Rowam Hamilton and by the British mathematician named …

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 …

A review of planning and scheduling systems and methods for integrated steel production

L Tang, J Liu, A Rong, Z Yang - European Journal of operational research, 2001 - Elsevier
Iron and steel industry is an essential and sizable sector for industrialized economies. Since
it is capital and energy extensive, companies have been putting consistent emphasis on …

A new approach to solving the multiple traveling salesperson problem using genetic algorithms

AE Carter, CT Ragsdale - European journal of operational research, 2006 - Elsevier
The multiple traveling salesperson problem (MTSP) involves scheduling m> 1 salespersons
to visit a set of n> m locations so that each location is visited exactly once while minimizing …

A review of planning and scheduling methods for hot rolling mills in steel production

A Özgür, Y Uygun, MT Hütt - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Modern steel production centers on the hot rolling mill as a key component. Scheduling for
hot rolling mills is a challenging problem that has fascinated optimization researchers and …

A new crossover approach for solving the multiple travelling salesmen problem using genetic algorithms

S Yuan, B Skinner, S Huang, D Liu - European journal of operational …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new crossover operator called two-part chromosome crossover
(TCX) for solving the multiple travelling salesmen problem (MTSP) using a genetic algorithm …

A new efficient hybrid algorithm for large scale multiple traveling salesman problems

C Jiang, Z Wan, Z Peng - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple traveling salesmen problem (MTSP) is not only a generalization of the traveling
salesman problem (TSP), but also more suitable for modeling practical problems in the real …

Integer linear programming formulations of multiple salesman problems and its variations

I Kara, T Bektas - European Journal of Operational Research, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, we extend the classical multiple traveling salesman problem (mTSP) by
imposing a minimal number of nodes that a traveler must visit as a side condition. We …

Development of deer hunting linked earthworm optimization algorithm for solving large scale traveling salesman problem

SKR Kanna, K Sivakumar, N Lingaraj - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) has been seen in diverse applications, which is
proven to be NP-complete in most cases. Even though there are multiple heuristic …