Rich vehicle routing problems: From a taxonomy to a definition

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Abstract

Over the last years, several variants of multi-constrained Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs) have been studied, forming a class of problems known as Rich Vehicle Routing Problems (RVRPs). The purpose of the paper is twofold: (i) to provide a comprehensive and relevant taxonomy for the RVRP literature and (ii) to propose an elaborate definition of RVRPs. To this end, selected papers addressing various cases are classified using the proposed taxonomy. Once the articles have been classified, a cluster analysis based on two discriminating criteria is performed and leads to the definition of RVRPs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalEuropean Journal of Operational Research
Volume241
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Routing
  • Transportation

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