Review of vehicle routing problems: Models, classification and solving algorithms

H Zhang, H Ge, J Yang, Y Tong - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2022 - Springer
With the rapid development of logistics industry, vehicle scheduling is the key to the
optimization of transportation links. Vehicle transportation route planning is becoming more …

A hybrid ant colony optimization algorithm for a multi-objective vehicle routing problem with flexible time windows

H Zhang, Q Zhang, L Ma, Z Zhang, Y Liu - Information Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a multi-objective vehicle routing problem with flexible time windows
(MOVRPFlexTW). In this problem, a fleet of vehicles can service a set of customers earlier …

A survey of recent advances in vehicle routing problems

AO Adewumi, OJ Adeleke - … Journal of System Assurance Engineering and …, 2018 - Springer
A vehicle routing problem involves finding a set of optimal route for a fleet of capacitated
vehicles which are available at a location to service the demands of a set of customers. In its …

A survey of genetic algorithms for solving multi depot vehicle routing problem

S Karakatič, V Podgorelec - Applied Soft Computing, 2015 - Elsevier
This article presents a survey of genetic algorithms that are designed for solving multi depot
vehicle routing problem. In this context, most of the articles focus on different genetic …

Dynamic vehicle routing problems: Three decades and counting

HN Psaraftis, M Wen, CA Kontovas - Networks, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Since the late 70s, much research activity has taken place on the class of dynamic vehicle
routing problems (DVRP), with the time period after year 2000 witnessing a real explosion in …

Multi-objective evolutionary approach based on K-means clustering for home health care routing and scheduling problem

M Belhor, A El-Amraoui, A Jemai, F Delmotte - Expert Systems with …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper suggests a bi-objective mathematical model, called HHC-MOVRPTW for the
home health care routing and scheduling problem. HHC-MOVRPTW aims to minimize the …

Fuzzy optimization model for electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and recharging stations

S Zhang, M Chen, W Zhang, X Zhuang - Expert systems with applications, 2020 - Elsevier
As fuel prices increase and emission regulations become increasingly strict, electric vehicles
have been used in various logistics distribution activities. Most studies have focused on the …

[HTML][HTML] Literature review on the vehicle routing problem in the green transportation context

EM Toro O, AH Escobar Z, M Granada E - Luna Azul, 2016 - scielo.org.co
In the efficient management of the supply chain the optimal management of transport of
consumables and finished products appears. The costs associated with transport have direct …

An ant colony optimization based on local search for the vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup–delivery and time window

H Wu, Y Gao - Applied Soft Computing, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vehicle Routing Problem with Simultaneous Pickup–Delivery and Time
Window (VRPSPDTW) is an important logistics distribution problem. Due to the complexity of …

[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement learning for humanitarian relief distribution with trucks and UAVs under travel time uncertainty

R Van Steenbergen, M Mes, W Van Heeswijk - … Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective humanitarian relief operations are challenging in the aftermath of disasters, as
trucks are often faced with considerable travel time uncertainties due to damaged …