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 …

[HTML][HTML] Vehicle routing problems for city logistics

D Cattaruzza, N Absi, D Feillet… - EURO Journal on …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper surveys the vehicle routing problems met in cities for good distribution. It applies
the following methodology. First, it gives an overview of the literature devoted to vehicle …

Drone routing with energy function: Formulation and exact algorithm

C Cheng, Y Adulyasak, LM Rousseau - Transportation Research Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drone delivery is known as a potential contributor in improving efficiency and alleviating last-
mile delivery problems. For this reason, drone routing and scheduling has become a highly …

Multi-trip time-dependent vehicle routing problem with time windows

B Pan, Z Zhang, A Lim - European Journal of Operational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate a routing problem in urban transportation which considers time-
dependent travel time, multiple trips per vehicle, and loading time at the depot …

Rich vehicle routing problems: From a taxonomy to a definition

R Lahyani, M Khemakhem, F Semet - European Journal of Operational …, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the last years, several variants of multi-constrained Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs)
have been studied, forming a class of problems known as Rich Vehicle Routing Problems …

The multi-trip vehicle routing problem with time windows and release dates

D Cattaruzza, N Absi, D Feillet - Transportation Science, 2016 - pubsonline.informs.org
The multi-trip vehicle routing problem with time windows and release dates is a variant of the
multi-trip vehicle routing problem where a time window and a release date are associated …

Vehicle routing problems with multiple trips

D Cattaruzza, N Absi, D Feillet - 4or, 2016 - Springer
This paper presents a survey on the multi-trip vehicle routing problem (MTVRP) and on
related routing problems where vehicles are allowed to perform multiple trips. The first part …

Optimization of a rural bus service integrated with e-commerce deliveries guided by a new sustainable policy in China

D He, AA Ceder, W Zhang, W Guan, G Qi - Transportation Research Part E …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electronic business has expanded, resulting in flourishing rural e-commerce globally, and
particularly in China. This paper introduces a novel rural public transit system that integrates …

Branch-and-price algorithms for the solution of the multi-trip vehicle routing problem with time windows

F Hernandez, D Feillet, R Giroudeau, O Naud - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigate the exact solution of the vehicle routing problem with time windows, where
multiple trips are allowed for the vehicles. In contrast to previous works in the literature, we …

An exact solution framework for multitrip vehicle-routing problems with time windows

R Paradiso, R Roberti, D Laganá… - Operations …, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
Multitrip vehicle-routing problems (MTVRPs) generalize the well-known VRP by allowing
vehicles to perform multiple trips per day. MTVRPs have received a lot of attention lately …