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An optimization approach for communal home meal delivery service: a case study
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Abstract
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| 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. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of computational and applied mathematics. - Antwerp, 1975, currens
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Publication
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Antwerp
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2009
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ISSN
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0377-0427
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1879-1778
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DOI
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10.1016/J.CAM.2008.10.038
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Volume/pages
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232
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(2009)
, p. 46-53
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ISI
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000269424700004
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