A branch-and-price algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Deliveries, Selective Pickups and Time Windows

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-349

  Gutiérrez Jarpa, Gabriel ^a,b   Desaulniers, Guy ^c   Laporte, Gilbert ^d   Marianov, Vladimir ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE LA SANTÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c GERAD   (Canada)

^d HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Branch and price; Deliveries and selective pickups; Shortest paths with resources; Time windows; Transportation; Vehicle routing

Indexed keywords

BRANCH-AND-PRICE; BRANCH-AND-PRICE ALGORITHMS; CAPACITATED VEHICLES; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; SET OF CUSTOMERS; SHORTEST PATH; TIME WINDOWS; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES; VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS;

COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FLEET OPERATIONS; GRAPH THEORY; PROFITABILITY; ROUTING ALGORITHMS; SALES; VEHICLES;

PICKUPS;

EID: 77950368835     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.037     Document Type: Article

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