一类新的车辆路径问题及其两阶段算法(英文)

本文结合汽车零部件第三方物流业的实际背景,提出了一类新的车辆路径问题,它是一种带时间窗约束的分车运输同时收发车辆路径问题(简称SVRPSPDTW).接着给出了问题的模型,并提出求解问题的启发式算法:两阶段算法.最后在改进的Solomn的算例的基础上,进行了数值试验.     

时变单车路径优化模型及动态规划算法

车辆路径问题由于其广泛的应用领域及经济价值而成为学术研究热点。然而,在已有的研究文献中,车辆的速度时变与服务多任务特性很少被关注。本文讨论了具有这两个特性的单车路径优化问题。建立了以送货完成时间最早为优化目标的时变单车送货路径优化模型。由于很难获得该模型的精确解,本文提出了一种贪婪补货策略压缩原问题解空间,设计动态规划算法给出了车辆行驶时间满足FIFO规则的送货顺序近似最优解。数值算例验证了该算法所得到的解仅是原问题的近似最优解这一结论。算例同时表明优化配送时间随着车辆装载能力的增大而缩短,并在车辆装载能力超过所有客户配送总需求时实现最短配送时间,即,使用较大装载能力车辆能节约更多配送时间。     

考虑碳排放的需求可拆分车辆路径问题模型及算法研究

考虑低碳环境下的需求可拆分车辆路径问题,建立了以配送成本最小为决策目标的数学模型.随后根据模型特点,设计了基于动态学习因子的改进粒子群算法,并通过两个不同规模算例对模型验证模型和算法的有效性和合理性.通过两个算例中的算法对比发现,所提出的算法较改进前算法,均能够在保证求解质量的前提下,减少计算时间;而当算例规模增大时,这一优势更为明显.     

遗传算法与蚂蚁算法的融合在带时间窗的车辆路径问题中的应用

对带时间窗的车辆路径问题(VRPTW)的求解分为两个过程,先由遗传算法求解出初步的可行解,由此生成信息素初始分布,而后采用蚂蚁算法找出问题的最优解或近似最优解.通过具体算例,从数值计算上探索了遗传算法和蚂蚁算法融合后的优化能力,获得了满意的效果.     

一种基于双链量子编码的动态车辆路径问题解决策略

针对配送调度事件动态变化的动态车辆路径问题(DVRP),以最小化运输成本、最小化配送时间与最大化载货率为目标,建立了问题的数学模型,提出了改进的多相量子粒子群算法.针对DVRP问题的特点,提出基于车辆链和货物链的双链量子编码方法;同时设计了基于周期和重调度因子驱动的动态调度策略.最后将方法应用于动态仿真算例,并与其他经典算法比较,结果验证了所提出方法的有效性.     

基于交通流的多模糊时间窗车辆路径优化

研究了基于交通流的多模糊时间窗车辆路径问题,考虑了实际中不断变化的交通流以及客户具有多个模糊时间窗的情况,以最小化配送总成本和最大化客户满意度为目标,构建基于交通流的多模糊时间窗车辆路径模型。根据伊藤算法的基本原理,设计了求解该模型的改进伊藤算法,结合仿真算例进行了模拟计算,并与蚁群算法的计算结果进行了对比分析,结果表明,利用改进伊藤算法求解基于交通流的多模糊时间窗车辆路径问题,迭代次数小,效率更高,能够在较短的时间内收敛到全局最优解,可以有效的求解多模糊时间窗车辆路径问题。     

分车收发车辆路径问题的三个启发式算法之比较

车辆路径问题已经出现了很多的变种.在这些扩展的VRP问题当中,分车收发车辆路径问题就是其中之一.本文针对这一问题在已有的模型上加以改进,并且提出了摆脱车辆数限制的最远点拼车算法和竞争决策算法。最后结合最远点完全拼车算法通过数值实验对三者进行了比较.结果显示竞争决策算法得到的结果好于其他两者,其次是最远点拼车算法。     

基于员工和客户双重满意度的车辆路径优化

传统车辆路径优化问题中,研究人员过度强调对车辆行驶里程、时间和成本的控制,引入双重满意度指标,提出了基于员工和客户双重满意度的模型,通过求线性加权和的方法将多目标问题转化为单目标问题.并在使用粒子群算法和遗传算法结合的混合算法求解实际算例的过程中对模型的合理性以及算法的有效性进行了验证.结果表明,适当地扩大货物配送时间窗范围能使得满意度指标大幅提升,同时,配送成本的变化程度很小,利于企业的长远发展.     

改进蚁群算法优化周期性车辆路径问题

周期性车辆路径问题(PVRP)是标准车辆路径问题(VRP)的扩展,PVRP将配送期由单一配送期延伸到T(T1)期,因此,PVRP需要优化每个配送期的顾客组合和配送路径。由于PVRP是一个内嵌VRP的问题,其比标准VRP问题更加复杂,难于求解。本文采用蚁群算法对PVRP进行求解,并提出采用两种改进措施——多维信息素的运用和基于扫描法的局部优化方法来提高算法的性能。最后,通过9个经典PVRP算例对该算法进行了数据实验,结果表明本文提出的改进蚁群算法求解PVRP问题是可行有效的,同时也表明两种改进措施可以显著提高算法的性能。     

物流配送车辆路径问题的鲁棒优化方法

针对物流配送中的不确定性因素,构建车辆路径间题的鲁棒性度量与优化方法,目的是降低不确定性因素对物流配送系统的影响.首先,提出车辆路径问题的鲁棒性度量指标,利用算例对各指标的效果进行分析,选择适用于度量车辆路径方案鲁棒性的指标.在此基础上,设计物流配送车辆路径规划的两阶段优化算法.算法的第一阶段不考虑车辆路径的鲁棒性,以总配送成本最小为目标函数优化配送方案;算法的第二阶段以鲁棒性度量指标最大为目标函数,以第一阶段获得的总成本与车辆数为约束条件,优化鲁棒调度方案.文章为车辆路径问题的鲁棒性度量提供了一种有效方法,同时为如何平衡供应链中的物流配送环节的服务作业成本与调度方案鲁棒性提供了思路.     

Solving the vehicle routing problem with time windows and multiple routes exactly using a pseudo-polynomial model

In this paper, we address a variant of the vehicle routing problem called the vehicle routing problem with time windows and multiple routes. It considers that a given vehicle can be assigned to more than one route per planning period. We propose a new exact algorithm for this problem. Our algorithm is iterative and it relies on a pseudo-polynomial network flow model whose nodes represent time instants, and whose arcs represent feasible vehicle routes. This algorithm was tested on a set of benchmark instances from the literature. The computational results show that our method is able to solve more instances than the only other exact method described so far in the literature, and it clearly outperforms this method in terms of computing time.     

Iterated local search for workforce scheduling and routing problems

The integration of scheduling workers to perform tasks with the traditional vehicle routing problem gives rise to the workforce scheduling and routing problems (WSRP). In the WSRP, a number of service technicians with different skills, and tasks at different locations with pre-defined time windows and skill requirements are given. It is required to find an assignment and ordering of technicians to tasks, where each task is performed within its time window by a technician with the required skill, for which the total cost of the routing is minimized. This paper describes an iterated local search (ILS) algorithm for the WSRP. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated on benchmark instances against an off-the-shelf optimizer and an existing adaptive large neighbourhood search algorithm. The proposed ILS algorithm is also applied to solve the skill vehicle routing problem, which can be viewed as a special case of the WSRP. The computational results indicate that the proposed algorithm can produce high-quality solutions in short computation times.     

Finding the nucleolus of the vehicle routing game with time windows

Computing the nucleolus is recognized as an equitable solution to cooperative n person cost games, such as a vehicle routing game (VRG). Computing the nucleolus of a VRG, however, has been limited to small-sized benchmark instances with no more than 25 players, because of the computation time required to solve the NP-hard separation problem. To reduce computation time, we develop an enumerative algorithm that computes the nucleolus of the VRG with time windows (VRGTW) in the case of the non-empty core. Numerical simulations demonstrate the ability of the proposed algorithm to compute the nucleolus of benchmark instances with up to 100 players.     

A deterministic tabu search algorithm for the fleet size and mix vehicle routing problem

The fleet size and mix vehicle routing problem consists of defining the type, the number of vehicles of each type, as well as the order in which to serve the customers with each vehicle when a company has to distribute goods to a set of customers geographically spread, with the objective of minimizing the total costs. In this paper, a heuristic algorithm based on tabu search is proposed and tested on several benchmark instances. The computational results show that the proposed algorithm produces high quality results within a reasonable computing time. Some new best solutions are reported for a set of test problems used in the literature.     

A heuristic solution method for node routing based solid waste collection problems

This paper considers a real world waste collection problem in which glass, metal, plastics, or paper is brought to certain waste collection points by the citizens of a certain region. The collection of this waste from the collection points is therefore a node routing problem. The waste is delivered to special sites, so called intermediate facilities (IF), that are typically not identical with the vehicle depot. Since most waste collection points need not be visited every day, a planning period of several days has to be considered. In this context three related planning problems are considered. First, the periodic vehicle routing problem with intermediate facilities (PVRP-IF) is considered and an exact problem formulation is proposed. A set of benchmark instances is developed and an efficient hybrid solution method based on variable neighborhood search and dynamic programming is presented. Second, in a real world application the PVRP-IF is modified by permitting the return of partly loaded vehicles to the depots and by considering capacity limits at the IF. An average improvement of 25% in the routing cost is obtained compared to the current solution. Finally, a different but related problem, the so called multi-depot vehicle routing problem with inter-depot routes (MDVRPI) is considered. In this problem class just a single day is considered and the depots can act as an intermediate facility only at the end of a tour. For this problem several instances and benchmark solutions are available. It is shown that the algorithm outperforms all previously published metaheuristics for this problem class and finds the best solutions for all available benchmark instances.     

一种带时间窗和车辆数目限制的车辆路线问题及其算法

本文提出了带时间窗和车辆数目限制的车辆路线问题的数学模型,针对该问题的特征构造了一种路线生成算法和禁忌搜索算法,并对Solomon提出的C1、R1、RC1类数据集给出了数值运算的结果,实验结果表明算法是有效的.     

An exact algorithm for a single-vehicle routing problem with time windows and multiple routes

This paper describes an exact algorithm for solving a problem where the same vehicle performs several routes to serve a set of customers with time windows. The motivation comes from the home delivery of perishable goods, where vehicle routes are short and must be combined to form a working day. A method based on an elementary shortest path algorithm with resource constraints is proposed to solve this problem. The method is divided into two phases: in the first phase, all non-dominated feasible routes are generated; in the second phase, some routes are selected and sequenced to form the vehicle workday. Computational results are reported on Euclidean problems derived from benchmark instances of the classical vehicle routing problem with time windows.     

A unified tabu search heuristic for vehicle routing problems with time windows

This paper presents a unified tabu search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and for two important generalizations: the periodic and the multi-depot vehicle routing problems with time windows. The major benefits of the approach are its speed, simplicity and flexibility. The performance of the heuristic is assessed by comparing it to alternative methods on benchmark instances of the vehicle routing problem with time windows. Computational experiments are also reported on new randomly generated instances for each of the two generalizations.     

Solving multiobjective vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand via evolutionary computation

This paper considers the routing of vehicles with limited capacity from a central depot to a set of geographically dispersed customers where actual demand is revealed only when the vehicle arrives at the customer. The solution to this vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand (VRPSD) involves the optimization of complete routing schedules with minimum travel distance, driver remuneration, and number of vehicles, subject to a number of constraints such as time windows and vehicle capacity. To solve such a multiobjective and multi-modal combinatorial optimization problem, this paper presents a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm that incorporates two VRPSD-specific heuristics for local exploitation and a route simulation method to evaluate the fitness of solutions. A new way of assessing the quality of solutions to the VRPSD on top of comparing their expected costs is also proposed. It is shown that the algorithm is capable of finding useful tradeoff solutions for the VRPSD and the solutions are robust to the stochastic nature of the problem. The developed algorithm is further validated on a few VRPSD instances adapted from Solomon’s vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) benchmark problems.