Vehicle routing with backhauls: Review and research perspectives

Ç Koç, G Laporte - Computers & Operations Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Vehicle Routing Problem with Backhauls (VRPB), the customer set is
partitioned into linehaul customers who require deliveries, and backhaul customers who …

A hybrid variable neighborhood search approach for the multi-depot green vehicle routing problem

MEH Sadati, B Çatay - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Multi-Depot Green Vehicle Routing Problem (MDGVRP) is an extension of the
well-known Green Vehicle Routing Problem (GVRP) where a fleet of alternative fuel …

An improved discrete bat algorithm for symmetric and asymmetric traveling salesman problems

E Osaba, XS Yang, F Diaz, P Lopez-Garcia… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bat algorithm is a population metaheuristic proposed in 2010 which is based on the
echolocation or bio-sonar characteristics of microbats. Since its first implementation, the bat …

A clustering-based extended genetic algorithm for the multidepot vehicle routing problem with time windows and three-dimensional loading constraints

Y Wang, Y Wei, X Wang, Z Wang, H Wang - Applied Soft Computing, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the multidepot vehicle routing problem with time windows and three-dimensional
loading constraints (MDVRPTW-TDLC) is a multiconstraint and combinatorial optimization …

An adaptive large neighborhood search for the two-echelon multiple-trip vehicle routing problem with satellite synchronization

P Grangier, M Gendreau, F Lehuédé… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The two-echelon vehicle routing problem (2E-VRP) consists in making deliveries to a set of
customers using two distinct fleets of vehicles. First-level vehicles pick up requests at a …

A robust optimization for a home health care routing and scheduling problem with consideration of uncertain travel and service times

Y Shi, T Boudouh, O Grunder - … Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's competitive environment, one of the most critical objectives for Home Health Care
(HHC) companies is to meet the demand of patients in a timely fashion. According to the …

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 …

Consideration of triple bottom line objectives for sustainability in the optimization of vehicle routing and loading operations: a systematic literature review

CA Vega-Mejía, JR Montoya-Torres… - Annals of Operations …, 2019 - Springer
The current global interest in improving the use of ever-scarcer natural resources calls for
the re-alignment of supply chain operations to include not only economic factors, but …

Electric vehicle routing problem with flexible deliveries

MEH Sadati, V Akbari, B Çatay - International Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Growing concerns about the climate change have forced governments to initiate tighter
environmental regulations and tougher emission reduction targets, increasing the interest on …

A discrete firefly algorithm to solve a rich vehicle routing problem modelling a newspaper distribution system with recycling policy

E Osaba, XS Yang, F Diaz, E Onieva, AD Masegosa… - Soft Computing, 2017 - Springer
A real-world newspaper distribution problem with recycling policy is tackled in this work. To
meet all the complex restrictions contained in such a problem, it has been modeled as a rich …