An efficient meta-heuristic algorithm for routing product collecting vehicles of dehydration plants. I. Algorithm development

Drying Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 965-985

  Tarantilis, C D ^a   Kiranoudis, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collection management; Local search; Logistics systems; Threshold accepting; Vehicle routing problem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; DEHYDRATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; OPTIMIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

DEHYDRATION PLANTS;

PLANT MANAGEMENT;

DRYING;

EID: 0034857779     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DRT-100104800     Document Type: Article

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