Vehicle routing problems for city logistics

Diego Cattaruzza, Nabil Absi, Dominique Feillet () and Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu ()
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Diego Cattaruzza: Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne and LIMOS UMR CNRS 6158, CMP Georges Charpak
Nabil Absi: Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne and LIMOS UMR CNRS 6158, CMP Georges Charpak
Dominique Feillet: Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne and LIMOS UMR CNRS 6158, CMP Georges Charpak

EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 2017, vol. 6, issue 1, No 4, 79 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper surveys the vehicle routing problems met in cities for good distribution. It applies the following methodology. First, it gives an overview of the literature devoted to vehicle route optimization in cities. Then, it classifies and analyses urban logistic flows. As a result, it identifies the principal scientific challenges that need to be addressed: time-dependency, multi-level and multi-trip organization of the distribution, dynamic information. Finally, it focuses on each one of these challenges, analyses the main difficulties they imply and how they are treated in the literature.

Keywords: City logistics; Time-dependent vehicle routing problem; Multi-level vehicle routing problem; Dynamic vehicle routing problem; Multi-trip vehicle routing probem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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