The vehicle routing problem: State of the art classification and review

K Braekers, K Ramaekers… - Computers & industrial …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and its variants have grown ever
more popular in the academic literature. Yet, the problem characteristics and assumptions …

Vehicle routing problem and related algorithms for logistics distribution: A literature review and classification

GD Konstantakopoulos, SP Gayialis… - Operational research, 2022 - Springer
The scheduling of deliveries and the routing of vehicles are of great importance for supply
chain operations, as both determine to a great extent the distribution costs, as well as …

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 literature review on the vehicle routing problem with multiple depots

JR Montoya-Torres, JL Franco, SN Isaza… - Computers & Industrial …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a state-of-the-art survey on the vehicle routing problem with
multiple depots (MDVRP). Our review considered papers published between 1988 and …

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 bi-objective green vehicle routing problem with a mixed fleet of conventional and electric trucks: Considering charging power and density of stations

A Amiri, SH Amin, H Zolfagharinia - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper considers a Green Vehicle Routing Problem (GVRP), which includes heavy-duty
electric and conventional trucks. We develop a new bi-objective programming model …

QMOEA: A Q-learning-based multiobjective evolutionary algorithm for solving time-dependent green vehicle routing problems with time windows

R Qi, J Li, J Wang, H **, Y Han - Information Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) is critical in the fields of operations
research and combinatorial optimization. To promote research on the multiobjective …

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 …

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 …

An ant colony algorithm for the multi-compartment vehicle routing problem

M Reed, A Yiannakou, R Evering - Applied Soft Computing, 2014 - Elsevier
We demonstrate the use of Ant Colony System (ACS) to solve the capacitated vehicle
routing problem associated with collection of recycling waste from households, treated as …