The ABC algorithm is one of the popular optimization algorithms and has been used
successfully in solving many real-world problems. Numeric, binary, integer, mixed integer …

As energy overuse and generated pollution have a potential threat to our environmental and
ecological conditions, many researchers have taken the initiative way to join the green …

Recent decades have seen increasing utilization of optimization packages, based on
Operations Research and Mathematical Programming techniques, for effective management …

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 …

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 …

Since the last decade, transportation and distribution systems have experienced significant
growth and development. Designing distribution systems utilizing electric vehicles is one of …

Due to the complexity and the magnitude of optimisation models that appeared in
sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), the use of meta-heuristic algorithms as …

Truck-drone hybrid delivery is a hybrid one combining the advantages including large
capacity of truck and high travel speed of drone together. Vehicle routing problem with …

This paper studies the green vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery
(G-VRPSPD). It aims to minimize fuel consumption costs while satisfying customer pickup …

Abstract Home Health Care (HHC) is generally defined and considered as a set of nurses
serving the patients at home by providing the required drugs and other HHC services (eg …