A memetic algorithm for the open capacitated arc routing problem

Richard Y.K. Fung, Ran Liu and Zhibin Jiang

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2013, vol. 50, issue C, 53-67

Abstract: In this paper, an open capacitated arc routing problem (OCARP) is defined and considered. The OCARP seeks to find a set of minimum-cost open routes that can serve the tasks (i.e., required arcs) of a given graph, subject to the vehicle capacity and travel distance. A mathematical programming formulation and a lower bound are established. An effective memetic algorithm is developed for solving the OCARP. Computational experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can produce high quality solutions within a reasonable computational time span, and the proposed memetic algorithm is superior to the classical genetic algorithm in solution quality.

Keywords: Open capacitated arc routing problem; Lower bound; Memetic algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.11.003

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