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。     

带时间窗车辆路径问题的改进节约算法

对节约算法进行了改进,并利用改进的节约算法解决了带时间窗约束的多类型车辆路径问题．首先讨论了带时间窗约束的单类型车辆路径问题,给出其模型,并归纳了几种通过改进传统的节约算法得到的用于求解带有具体约束车辆路径问题的改进节约算法．     

时变条件下带时间窗车辆调度问题的模拟退火算法

带时间窗车辆调度问题(VRPTW)是一类要求满足容积和时间窗约束的车辆路径优化问题,现 有大部分相关文献只考虑了车辆行驶速度恒定的情况,忽略了各种动态因素的影响.本文研究的时变条件下带时间窗车辆调度问题将车辆行驶速度考虑成时变分段函数,并利用模拟退火算法进行求解,最后通过实验结果说明算法的有效性.     

基于两阶段启发式算法的物流配送选址-路径问题研究

为了解决配送中心选址与带时间窗的多中心车辆路径优化组合决策问题,利用双层规划法建立了配送中心选址与车辆路径安排的多目标整数规划模型,针对该模型的特点,采用两阶段启发式算法进行了求解。首先,通过基于聚集度的启发式算法对客户进行分类,确定了备选配送中心的服务范围;然后,基于双层规划法,以配送中心选址成本最小作为上层规划目标,以车辆配送成本最小作为下层规划目标,建立了多目标整数规划模型;最后,利用改进的蚁群算法进行了求解。通过分析实例数据和Barreto Benchmark算例的实验结果,验证了该模型的有效性和可行性。     

基于客户满意度的车辆路径问题及蚁群算法求解

针对传统车辆路径问题片面强调行驶里程最短的弊端,引入客户满意度目标,提出了基于客户满意度的车辆路径问题数学模型,并通过线性加权将多目标模型转化为单目标.使用蚁群算法求解模型,并在蚂蚁状态转移中引入时间窗宽度因素,以优先考虑那些具有时间紧迫性的客户.对Solomon案例的实验仿真,结果表明了模型的合理性和算法的高效性.     

基于客户满意度的车辆路径问题及蚁群算法求解北大核心

针对传统车辆路径问题片面强调行驶里程最短的弊端,引入客户满意度目标,提出了基于客户满意度的车辆路径问题数学模型,并通过线性加权将多目标模型转化为单目标.使用蚁群算法求解模型,并在蚂蚁状态转移中引入时间窗宽度因素,以优先考虑那些具有时间紧迫性的客户.对Solomon案例的实验仿真,结果表明了模型的合理性和算法的高效性.     

基于遗传算法的成品油二次配送车辆路径问题研究

研究了加油站需求已知前提下带时间窗的具有满隔舱运输约束的多车型成品油二次配送车辆路径问题.首先以总费用极小化为目标建立了具有满载运输约束的多车型成品油二次配送车辆路径问题的混合整数规划模型,其中总费用包括动用车辆的固定费用、车辆的运输费用、以及不满足时间窗约束的等待成本和惩罚成本等.然后基于成品油二次配送车辆路径问题的特点设计了求解模型的遗传算法,通过对车辆和加油站分别采用自然数编码方式、解码时考虑约束条件等策略有效避免了不可行解的产生.最后利用一个实际案例进行了模拟计算,结果显示根据方法得到的配送方案明显优于实际中凭经验得到的配送方案,总配送成本大约降低了9%.模型和算法为制订成品油二次配送方案提供了决策依据.     

求解带时间窗车辆路径问题的改进离散花朵授粉算法

针对当前算法在求解带时间窗车辆路径问题(Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows,VRPTW)时存在精度、效率方面的不足,提出一种改进的离散花朵授粉算法.算法在基本花朵授粉算法的基础上进行离散化,使其适合求解带时间窗车辆路径问题,重新定义花朵授粉算子操作.为了提高求解精度和效率,设计了随机插入、路径内的2-opt、交换和逆序操作,为了增加种群间信息的交互,结合改进的遗传算子.通过11个测试算例表明,改进的离散花朵授粉算法在求解VRPTW是行之有效的,与文献中其他算法比较,算法在精度、效率和鲁棒性方面具有优势.     

变邻域模拟退火算法求解速度时变的VRPTW问题

本文在经典的带时间窗的车辆路径问题(VRPTW)的基础上,考虑不同时间段车辆行驶速度不同的情况,研究速度时变的带时间窗车辆路径问题(TDVRPTW),使问题更具实际意义。本文用分段函数表示不同时间段下的车辆行驶速度,并解决了速度时变条件下行驶时间计算的问题。针对模拟退火算法(SA)在求解VRPTW问题时易陷入局部最优解,变邻域搜索算法(VNS)在求解VRPTW问题时收敛速度慢的问题,本文将模拟退火算法以一定概率接受非最优解的思想和变邻域搜索算法系统地改变当前解的邻域结构以拓展搜索范围的思想结合起来,提出了一种改进的算法——变邻域模拟退火算法(SAVN),使算法在退火过程中一陷入局部最优解就改变邻域结构,更换搜索范围,以此提升算法跳出局部最优解的能力,加快收敛速度。通过在仿真实验中将SAVN算法的求解结果与VNS算法、SA算法进行对比,验证了SAVN算法确实能显著提升算法跳出局部最优解的能力。     

一类新的车辆路径问题及其两阶段算法

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.     

部分联合运输策略下的物流车辆路径优化问题研究

论文分析了物流车辆路径优化问题的特点,提出了企业自营物流和第三方物流协同运输的部分联合运输策略。根据客户需求节点的特点进行了节点分类,建立了以车辆调用成本、车辆运输成本、第三方物流运输成本之和最小为目标的整数线性规划模型。根据部分联合运输策略下各类客户需求点运输方式特点,构造了一种新的变维数矩阵编码结构,并对传统算法中概率选择操作方式进行修改,提出了一种新的智能优化算法并与枚举法和遗传算法的运算结果进行了算法性能对比分析。结果显示,本文提出的逆选择操作蚁群算法具有较快的运算速度和较高的稳定性,是求解此类问题的一种有效算法。     

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.     

Multi-depot vehicle scheduling problems with time windows and waiting costs

The multi-depot vehicle scheduling problem with time windows (MDVSPTW) consists of scheduling a fleet of vehicles to cover a set of tasks at minimum cost. Each task is restricted to begin within a prescribed time interval and vehicles are supplied by different depots. The problem is formulated as an integer nonlinear multi-commodity network flow model with time variables and is solved using a column generation approach embedded in a branch-and-bound framework. This paper breaks new ground by considering costs on exact waiting times between two consecutive tasks instead of minimal waiting times. This new and more realistic cost structure gives rise to a nonlinear objective function in the model. Optimal and heuristic versions of the algorithm have been extensively tested on randomly generated urban bus scheduling problem (UBSP) and freight transport scheduling problem (FTSP). The results show that such a general solution methodology outperforms specialized algorithms when minimal waiting costs are used, and can efficiently treat the case with exact waiting costs.     

An exact algorithm for a vehicle routing problem with time windows and multiple use of vehicles

The vehicle routing problem with multiple use of vehicles is a variant of the classical vehicle routing problem. It arises when each vehicle performs several routes during the workday due to strict time limits on route duration (e.g., when perishable goods are transported). The routes are defined over customers with a revenue, a demand and a time window. Given a fixed-size fleet of vehicles, it might not be possible to serve all customers. Thus, the customers must be chosen based on their associated revenue minus the traveling cost to reach them. We introduce a branch-and-price approach to address this problem where lower bounds are computed by solving the linear programming relaxation of a set packing formulation, using column generation. The pricing subproblems are elementary shortest path problems with resource constraints. Computational results are reported on euclidean problems derived from well-known benchmark instances for the vehicle routing problem with time windows.     

带时间窗的三维装载物流配送优化方法研究

针对城市物流配送优化研究在客户服务时间窗和货物装载方式合理结合方面存在的不足,考虑物流配送车厢货物装载方式与客户访问序列相关的特征对车厢空间进行合理的区域划分。首先,构建了包含配送中心的固定成本、配送车辆的运输成本、维修成本、租赁成本和违反时间窗惩罚成本的物流运营成本最小化和配送车辆空间利用率最大化的双目标优化模型;然后,提出一种结合遗传算法(GA)全局搜索能力和禁忌搜索算法(TS)局部搜索能力的GA-TS混合算法求解模型;最后,结合重庆市某配送中心的三维装载物流配送实例数据进行了优化计算,实验结果给出了带时间窗的三维装载物流配送路径优化方案,并进行了不同车厢空间分区模式下平均装载率、物流运营成本和车辆使用数的比较分析。研究表明,当客户需求货物种类数与车辆的空间区域划分数相等且按货物类型进行区域划分时,物流运营成本最小,配送车辆使用数最少和车辆平均装载率最高。     

成品油配送多车舱车辆指派及路径优化问题研究

针对成品油配送中多车型、多车舱的车辆优化调度难题,综合考虑多车型车辆指派、多车舱车辆装载及路径安排等决策,以派车成本与油耗成本之和的总成本最小为目标,建立了多车型多车舱的车辆优化调度模型。为降低模型求解的复杂性,本文提出一种基于C-W节约算法的“需求拆分→合并装载”的车辆装载策略,并综合利用Relocate和Exchange算子进行并行邻域搜索改进,获得优化的成品油配送方案。最后,通过算例验证了本文提出的模型与算法用于求解大规模成品油配送问题的有效性。并通过数据实验揭示了以下规律:1)多车舱车辆相对于单车舱车辆在运营成本上具有优越性;2)大型车辆适合远距离配送,小型车辆适合近距离配送;3)多车型车辆混合配送相对于单车型车辆配送在运营成本上具有优越性。这些规律可为成品油配送公司的车辆配置提供决策参考。     

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.     

The open vehicle routing problem with time windows

In this paper, we consider the open vehicle routing problem with time windows (OVRPTW). The OVRPTW seeks to find a set of non-depot returning vehicle routes, for a fleet of capacitated vehicles, to satisfy customers’ requirements, within fixed time intervals that represent the earliest and latest times during the day that customers’ service can take place. We formulate a comprehensive mathematical model to capture all aspects of the problem, and incorporate in the model all critical practical concerns. The model is solved using a greedy look-ahead route construction heuristic algorithm, which utilizes time windows related information via composite customer selection and route-insertion criteria. These criteria exploit the interrelationships between customers, introduced by time windows, that dictate the sequence in which vehicles must visit customers. Computational results on a set of benchmark problems from the literature provide very good results and indicate the applicability of the methodology in real-life routing applications.     

Vehicle routing with soft time windows and stochastic travel times: A column generation and branch-and-price solution approach

We study a vehicle routing problem with soft time windows and stochastic travel times. In this problem, we consider stochastic travel times to obtain routes which are both efficient and reliable. In our problem setting, soft time windows allow early and late servicing at customers by incurring some penalty costs. The objective is to minimize the sum of transportation costs and service costs. Transportation costs result from three elements which are the total distance traveled, the number of vehicles used and the total expected overtime of the drivers. Service costs are incurred for early and late arrivals; these correspond to time-window violations at the customers. We apply a column generation procedure to solve this problem. The master problem can be modeled as a classical set partitioning problem. The pricing subproblem, for each vehicle, corresponds to an elementary shortest path problem with resource constraints. To generate an integer solution, we embed our column generation procedure within a branch-and-price method. Computational results obtained by experimenting with well-known problem instances are reported.