Mathematical modeling for a rich vehicle routing problem in E-commerce logistics distribution

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariem Masmoudi ◽  
Mounir Benaissa ◽  
Habib Chabchoub
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Vehicle Routing ◽  
Vehicle Routing Problem ◽  
Routing Problem ◽  
Logistics Distribution

Logistics Distribution Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows

2012 ◽  
Vol 468-471 ◽  
pp. 2047-2051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Ling Chen
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Routing ◽  
Vehicle Routing Problem ◽  
Time Windows ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Hybrid Optimization ◽  
Local Optimum ◽  
Routing Problem ◽  
Logistics Distribution ◽  
Routing Optimization ◽  
Hybrid Optimization Method

Vehicle routing optimization problem is one of the major research topics in logistics distribution field. Suitable vehicle routing selection is vital to reduce the logistics cost. The paper presents a hybrid optimization method to solve the vehicle routing problem with time windows. In the hybrid optimization method, discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to assign the customers on routes and simulated annealing (SA) algorithm to avoid becoming trapped in local optimum. The simulation results have shown that the proposed method is feasible and effective for the vehicle routing problem with time windows.

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