Distribution in the large-scale retail trade industry: requirements for vehicle routing problems

Sebastiano Di Luozzo, Michela Vincenzi and Massimiliano M. Schiraldi

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2024, vol. 47, issue 1, 18-50

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to outline and establish the characteristics and requirements of vehicle routing problem (VRP) in the large-scale retail trade (LSRT) industry. Characteristics and operational constraints of the VRP for the LSRT industry are described after analysing some variants of the state-of-the-art models in the present literature. Successively, a comprehensive definition for this specific class of problems is provided, along with taxonomy and a new VRP formulation. The research reveals that state-of-the-art VRP models often fail to thoroughly describe real-world LSRT instances, leading to seldomly applicable models. For this reason, the paper provides guidance to design and apply a model for solving real-world transportation problems in the LSRT industry. Hence, our paper establishes requirements and criteria for obtaining a VRP applicable to real-world instances of the LSRT industry.

Keywords: distribution; logistics; routing; nonlinear programming; retailing. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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