Solving vehicle routing problems under uncertainty and in dynamic scenarios: From simheuristics to agile optimization

M Ammouriova, EM Herrera, M Neroni, AA Juan… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many real-life applications of the vehicle routing problem (VRP) occur in scenarios subject to
uncertainty or dynamic conditions. Thus, for instance, traveling times or customers' demands …

A deep reinforcement learning framework for solving two-stage stochastic programs

D Yilmaz, İE Büyüktahtakın - Optimization Letters, 2024 - Springer
In this study, we present a deep reinforcement learning framework for solving scenario-
based two-stage stochastic programming problems. Stochastic programs have numerous …

An ameliorative hybrid algorithm for solving the capacitated vehicle routing problem

AAR Hosseinabadi, A Slowik, M Sadeghilalimi… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the most applicable versions of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) which has been
widely studied in logistic services is Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP). There …

Unmanned aerial vehicle routing in the presence of threats

KA Alotaibi, JM Rosenberger, SP Mattingly… - Computers & Industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
We study the routing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the presence of the risk of
enemy threats. The main goal is to find optimal routes that consider targets visited, threat …

Spiking neural firefly optimization scheme for the capacitated dynamic vehicle routing problem with time windows

R RamachandranPillai, M Arock - Neural Computing and Applications, 2021 - Springer
A number of technological improvements have prompted a great concern on 'dynamism'in
vehicle routing problems (VRP). In real-world applications, the dynamic information happens …

Integration of Google Maps API with mathematical modeling for solving the Real-Time VRP

A Muñoz-Villamizar, J Faulin, L Reyes-Rubiano… - Transportation research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Freight transportation is the backbone of urban economies and plays a critical role in the
smooth functioning of cities. As such, devising efficient methods for freight transportation …

An integrated approach for three-dimensional capacitated vehicle routing problem considering time windows

A Ayough, B Khorshidvand… - Journal of Modelling in …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose As a critical problem in sophisticated distribution systems, vehicle routing plays a
pivotal role in dealing with time windows and capacities constraints. The purpose of this …

A decision support tool for urban freight transport planning based on a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm

F Miguel, M Frutos, F Tohmé, MM Babey - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an optimization procedure based on a hybrid version of an evolutionary multi-
objective decision-making algorithm for its application in urban freight transportation …

A decomposition-based heuristic for stochastic emergency routing problems

B Fontem, SH Melouk, BB Keskin, N Bajwa - Expert Systems with …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a decomposition-based heuristic for a network delivery problem in
which relief workers acquire valuable emergency supplies from relief warehouses, and …

Study of variable neighborhood descent and tabu search algorithm in VRPSDP

Y Christopher, S Wahyuningsih… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The application of graph theory can be used to solve distribution optimization problems,
especially the Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP). One variant of VRP is the Vehicle Routing …