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An optimization approach for communal home meal delivery service: A case study
- Source :
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Journal of Computational & Applied Mathematics . Oct2009, Vol. 232 Issue 1, p46-53. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: This paper is the first to discuss the communal home meal delivery problem. The problem can be modelled as a multiple travelling salesman problem with time windows, that is closely related to the well-studied vehicle routing problem with time windows. Experimental results are reported for a real-life case study from Central Finland over several alternative scenarios using the SPIDER commercial solver. The comparison with current practice reveals that a significant savings potential can be obtained using off-the-shelf optimization tools. As such, the potential for supporting real-life communal routing problems can be considered to be important for VRP practitioners. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03770427
- Volume :
- 232
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Computational & Applied Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43527010
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2008.10.038