A Computerized Vehicle Routing Application

Marshall L. Fisher, Arnold J. Greenfield, R. Jaikumar and Joseph T. Lester
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Marshall L. Fisher: Decision Sciences Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Arnold J. Greenfield: Decision Sciences Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
R. Jaikumar: Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Soldiers' Field, Boston, Massachusetts 02163
Joseph T. Lester: Data General, Inc., Westboro, Massachusetts 01580

Interfaces, 1982, vol. 12, issue 4, 42-52

Abstract: This paper describes a Management Science project at E. I. Du Pont, Inc., which utilized state-of-the-art computerized vehicle routing methods to reduce delivery costs for a major product by over 15%. The problem involved the assignment of over 1,500 customers to about 50 routes. The project illustrates him an Operations Research consulting team, working closely with line management can install a decision support system that provides major benefits.

Keywords: transportation:; route; selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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