Matheuristic search techniques for the consistent inventory routing problem with time windows and split deliveries

This article introduces a new variant of the inventory routing problem related to real-world businesses. Specifically, in the beverage industry, business customers such as restaurants and bars, demand consistent delivery times, have different opening times and delivery time windows, and occasionally...

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Main Authors: Emilio J. Alarcon Ortega, Michael Schilde, Karl F. Doerner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Operations Research Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214716020300427