The inventory-routing problem (IRP) dates back 30 years. It can be described as the
combination of vehicle-routing and inventory management problems, in which a supplier …

This paper surveys the research on the metaheuristics for the Vehicle Routing Problem with
Time Windows (VRPTW). The VRPTW can be described as the problem of designing least …

This paper presents a survey of the research on the vehicle routing problem with time
windows (VRPTW). The VRPTW can be described as the problem of designing least cost …

We propose a tabu search heuristic capable of solving three well‐known routing problems:
the periodic vehicle routing problem, the periodic traveling salesman problem, and the multi …

We have witnessed recently the development of a fast growing body of research focused on
vehicle routing and scheduling problem structures with time window constraints. It is the aim …

In vehicle routing problems (VRPs) the decisions to be taken concern the assignment of
customers to vehicles and the sequencing of the customers assigned to each vehicle …

Hyper-heuristics is a fairly recent technique that aims at effectively solving various real-world
optimization problems. This is the first book on hyper-heuristics, and aims to bring together …

In this paper, we present a review with some limited of exacts, heuristics and metaheuristics
methods for the vehicle routing problem time windows (VRPTW). Over the past 20years …

Comprehensively teaches the fundamentals of supply chain theory This book presents the
methodology and foundations of supply chain management and also demonstrates how …

An aboundant literature on vehicle routing problems is available. However, most of the work
deals with static problems, where all data are known in advance, ie before the optimization …