The Vehicle Routing Problem: Latest Advances and New Challenges. Latest Advances and New Challenges.
. Ed(S): Golden, Bruce L.; Raghavan, S.; Wasil, Edward A. (American University)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Golden, Bruce L.; Raghavan, S.; Wasil, Edward A. (American University). Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 591 pages, 56 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJT; PBUH; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 798.
Theoretical research and practical applications in the ?eld of vehicle routing started in 1959 with the truck dispatching problem posed by Dantzig and Ramser [1]: ?nd the “. . . optimum routing of a ?eet of gasoline delivery trucks between a bulk terminal and a large number of service stations supplied by the terminal. ” Using a method based on a linear programming formulation, their hand calculations produced a near-optimal solution with four routes to aproblemwithtwelve service stations. The authorsproclaimed:“Nopractical applications of the method have been made as yet. ” In the nearly 50 years since the Dantzig and Ramser ... Read more
Theoretical research and practical applications in the ?eld of vehicle routing started in 1959 with the truck dispatching problem posed by Dantzig and Ramser [1]: ?nd the “. . . optimum routing of a ?eet of gasoline delivery trucks between a bulk terminal and a large number of service stations supplied by the terminal. ” Using a method based on a linear programming formulation, their hand calculations produced a near-optimal solution with four routes to aproblemwithtwelve service stations. The authorsproclaimed:“Nopractical applications of the method have been made as yet. ” In the nearly 50 years since the Dantzig and Ramser ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
591
Condition
New
Series
Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series
Number of Pages
591
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441946034
SKU
V9781441946034
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Reviews for The Vehicle Routing Problem: Latest Advances and New Challenges. Latest Advances and New Challenges.
From the reviews: "The routing of vehicles with limited capacities for carrying goods or people is one of the major problems in transport logistics. … The book is clearly structured and mostly well written. I can recommend it to any reader who wants to deepen his or her understanding of vehicle routing problems. … the book is not ... Read more