A taxonomic review of metaheuristic algorithms for solving the vehicle routing problem and its variants

R Elshaer, H Awad - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, a taxonomic review of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) literature published
between 2009 and June 2015 stated that most of the surveyed articles use metaheuristics …

A discrete and improved bat algorithm for solving a medical goods distribution problem with pharmacological waste collection

E Osaba, XS Yang, I Fister Jr, J Del Ser… - Swarm and evolutionary …, 2019 - Elsevier
The work presented in this paper is focused on the resolution of a real-world drugs
distribution problem with pharmacological waste collection. With the aim of properly meeting …

New integrated routing and surveillance model with drones and charging station considerations

F Zandieh, SF Ghannadpour, MM Mazdeh - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cash/valuables routing is vulnerable to attacks and robberies, so it is essential to prioritize
transport security. This research employs a surveillance drone approach to enhance the …

Integrated ground vehicle and drone routing with simultaneous surveillance coverage for evading intentional disruption

F Zandieh, SF Ghannadpour, MM Mazdeh - Transportation Research Part …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to examine the use of drones to provide transportation security
during times of intentional disruption. Due to the nature of valuable goods, their …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing the global risks for the financial crisis after the great depression using comparative hybrid hesitant fuzzy decision-making models: Policy …

H Dinçer, S Yüksel, S Şenel - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of global risks on financial crises. For this
purpose, five different outstanding crises after the Great Depression of 1929 are taken into …

A multi-objective two-echelon location-routing problem for cash logistics: A metaheuristic approach

A Fallahtafti, E Ardjmand, WA Young Ii… - Applied Soft …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study proposes a two-echelon location routing framework for cash-in-transit. In order to
mitigate the risk of robbery in cash transportation, a dynamic risk index is considered. The …

An adapted multi-objective genetic algorithm for solving the cash in transit vehicle routing problem with vulnerability estimation for risk quantification

SF Ghannadpour, F Zandiyeh - Engineering applications of artificial …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop a model for vehicle routing problem with two objective functions
of risk and distance minimization to optimize safety of cash/valuable commodities …

A new game-theoretical multi-objective evolutionary approach for cash-in-transit vehicle routing problem with time windows (a real life case)

SF Ghannadpour, F Zandiyeh - Applied soft computing, 2020 - Elsevier
Cash transfer from a central treasury to bank branches, which is with high security, is one of
the crucial processes in the banking system. In this paper, a new multi-objective game …

[HTML][HTML] Learning variable neighborhood search for a scheduling problem with time windows and rejections

S Thevenin, N Zufferey - Discrete Applied Mathematics, 2019 - Elsevier
Variable neighborhood search is a local search metaheuristic that uses sequentially
different neighborhood structures. This method has been successfully applied to various …

A two-stage algorithm for bi-objective logistics model of cash-in-transit vehicle routing problems with economic and environmental optimization based on real-time …

Y **, X Ge, L Zhang, J Ren - Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 2022 - Elsevier
Traffic congestion problems are very common in large municipalities, especially in areas
with karst features. Traffic jams happen in many key traffic nodes (such as the bridges across …