DocumentCode
3576683
Title
Vehicle routing with time window for regional network services — Practical modelling approach
Author
Niroomand, Iman ; Khataie, Amir H. ; Galankashi, Masoud Rahiminezhad
Author_Institution
Dept. of Network Design, Canada Post, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fYear
2014
Firstpage
903
Lastpage
907
Abstract
Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Window (VRPTW) has demonstrated an excessive application in postal service network design. In this paper we elaborate on how VRPTW modelling approach can benefit both firm and contractors. The business objective is to facilitate the process of retendering the contracts. Accordingly, the novel modeling approach has been developed in order to improve the practicality of the results. The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is used for solving the VRPTW for regional post office services.
Keywords
ant colony optimisation; goods distribution; logistics; vehicle routing; ACO; VRPTW; ant colony optimization; goods distribution; logistics; regional network service; vehicle routing problem with time window; Ant colony optimization; Contracts; Heuristic algorithms; Mathematical model; Postal services; Transportation; Vehicle routing; Ant Colony Optimization; Postal Service; Vehicle Routing Problem;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058769
Filename
7058769
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