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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058769
