A parallel hybrid genetic algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with time windows

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2037-2053

  Berger, Jean ^a   Barkaoui, Mohamed ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Metaheuristics; Vehicle routing

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

HYBRID GENETIC ALGORITHMS; VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS (VRP);

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

GENETIC ALGORITHM;

EID: 2642548894     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0548(03)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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