Title :
An improved variable neighborhood search for the open vehicle routing problem with time windows
Author :
Perwira Redi, A.A.N. ; Maghfiroh, Meilinda F. N. ; Yu, Vincent F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Manage., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper considers the open vehicle routing problem with time windows (OVRPTW). An improved variable neighborhood search (VNS) algorithm is proposed to solve the problem. The improved VNS features a route construction mechanism to ensure the customers with earlier time windows will be served first. The results of computational study indicate that the proposed algorithm can solve OVRPTW effectively.
Keywords :
search problems; vehicle routing; OVRPTW; VNS algorithm; VNS features; computational study; open vehicle routing problem with time windows; route construction mechanism; variable neighborhood search; Companies; Customer services; Educational institutions; Search problems; Time factors; Vehicle routing; Vehicles; open vehicle routing problem; time windows; variable neighborhood search;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962688
