Vehicle routing is a well-known optimization research topic with significant practical
importance. Among different approaches to solving vehicle routing, heuristics can produce a …

This paper is a survey of the literature on applications of evolutionary algorithms for vehicle
routing problems. It reports on genetic algorithms, evolution strategies, and particle swarm …

Customized bus (CB) is an increasingly popular mode of transportation in many cities
around the world. However, studies on CB network design have mostly overlooked three …

This paper presents a new model and solution for multi-objective vehicle routing problem
with time windows (VRPTW) using goal programming and genetic algorithm that in which …

Research in exact algorithms, heuristics and metaheuristics for solving combinatorial
optimization problems is nowadays highly on the rise. The main advantage of using exact …

In this paper, we present an efficient variable neighborhood search heuristic for the
capacitated vehicle routing problem. The objective is to design least cost routes for a fleet of …

This paper presents a genetic algorithm for solving capacitated vehicle routing problem,
which is mainly characterised by using vehicles of the same capacity based at a central …

Usually in a genetic algorithm, individual solutions do not evolve during their lifetimes: they
are created, evaluated, they may be selected as parents to new solutions and they are …

This paper introduces a new hybrid algorithmic nature inspired approach based on particle
swarm optimization, for successfully solving one of the most popular supply chain …

This authoritative handbook reveals the connections between bioinspired techniques and
the development of solutions to problems that arise in diverse problem domains. It provides …