A tabu scatter search metaheuristic for the arc routing problem

  • Authors:
  • Peter Greistorfer

  • Affiliations:
  • Institut für Industrie und Fertigungswirtschaft, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätstraße 15/G2, 8010 Graz, Austria

  • Venue:
  • Computers and Industrial Engineering - Special issue: Focussed issue on applied meta-heuristics
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

We consider a special routing problem which has a variety of practical applications. In a graph-theoretic context it is known as the capacitated Chinese postman problem. Given an undirected network in which the demand is located on edges, the goal is to determine a least-cost schedule of routes. The route demands, which must not exceed the vehicle capacity, are serviced by a fleet of vehicles which is located at a single depot node. We present a metaheuristic based on a tabu search procedure that makes use of the scatter search paradigm. The computational results indicate that the algorithms proposed can keep up with other arc routing heuristics.