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Vehicle Routing Problem: Meta-heuristic Approaches
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Y. Zare Mehrjerdi   |
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Abstract: (11302 Views) |
| The purpose of this article is to review the literature on the topic of deterministic vehicle
routing problem (VRP) and to give a review on the exact and approximate solution techniques. More
specifically the approximate (meta-heuristic) solution techniques are classified into: tabu search,
simulated annealing, genetic algorithm, evolutionary algorithm, hybrid algorithm, and Ant
Colony Optimization. Each of these solution techniques is briefly discussed and a case study
from the literature is presented.
Keywords: VRP, Solution Methodologies, Exact Solution Methods, Heuristic Solution Techniques,
Meta-heuristic Solution Techniques, Simulation. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2012/09/22 | Published: 2012/09/15
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