The Location-Routing Problem of Urban Disaster Emergency Based on an Improved Ant Colony Algorithm

The optimization of urban emergency supplies transportation can effectively improve disaster relief efficiency and reduce disaster losses. In this study, a multi-objective location-routing problem (LRP) model is established aiming at minimizing the time, route length, and cost in urban emergency res...

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Main Authors: Renhui LIU, Yang YANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2013-12-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/december_2013/PDF_vol_160/P_1644.pdf