The Period Vehicle Routing Problem with Service Choice

  • Authors:
  • Peter Francis;Karen Smilowitz;Michal Tzur

  • Affiliations:
  • Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Department, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Technological Institute, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3119;Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Department, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Technological Institute, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3119;Industrial Engineering Department, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

  • Venue:
  • Transportation Science
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

The statement of the standard vehicle routing problem cannot always capture all aspects of real-world applications. As a result, extensions or modifications to the model are warranted. Here we consider the case when customers can call in orders ...