The Linehaul-Feeder Vehicle Routing Problem with Virtual Depots and Time Windows

This paper addresses the linehaul-feeder vehicle routing problem with virtual depots and time windows (LFVRPTW). Small and large vehicles deliver services to customers within time constraints; small vehicles en route may reload commodities from either the physical depot or from the larger vehicle at...

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Main Authors: Huey-Kuo Chen, Huey-Wen Chou, Chia-Yuan Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/759418