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 dynamic approach for the multi-compartment vehicle routing problem in waste management

M Mohammadi, G Rahmanifar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban areas worldwide face a significant environmental challenge which is increasing
municipal solid waste rate. Addressing its negative consequences necessitates …

Truck–drone hybrid routing problem with time-dependent road travel time

Y Wang, Z Wang, X Hu, G Xue, X Guan - Transportation Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Combining trucks and drones in package delivery provides a promising venue for a future
logistics system that is more efficient and sustainable than the existing one. However, how to …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A survey on the vehicle routing problem and its variants

SN Kumar, R Panneerselvam - 2012 - scirp.org
In this paper, we have conducted a literature review on the recent developments and
publications involving the vehicle routing problem and its variants, namely vehicle routing …

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 …

Heuristics for multi-attribute vehicle routing problems: A survey and synthesis

T Vidal, TG Crainic, M Gendreau, C Prins - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The attributes of vehicle routing problems are additional characteristics or constraints that
aim to better take into account the specificities of real applications. The variants thus formed …

A unified solution framework for multi-attribute vehicle routing problems

T Vidal, TG Crainic, M Gendreau, C Prins - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vehicle routing attributes are extra characteristics and decisions that complement the
academic problem formulations and aim to properly account for real-life application needs …