Solving school bus routing problems through integer programming

T Bektaş () and Seda Elmastaş
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T Bektaş: Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal
Seda Elmastaş: Başkent University

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2007, vol. 58, issue 12, 1599-1604

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, an exact solution approach is described for solving a real-life school bus routing problem (SBRP) for transporting the students of an elementary school throughout central Ankara, Turkey. The problem is modelled as a capacitated and distance constrained open vehicle routing problem and an associated integer linear program is presented. The integer program borrows some well-known inequalities from the vehicle routing problem, which are also shown to be valid for the SBRP under consideration. The optimal solution of the problem is computed using the proposed formulation, resulting in a saving of up to 28.6% in total travelling cost as compared to the current implementation.

Keywords: school bus routing; integer programming; exact solution; open vehicle routing problem; capacity constraints; distance constraints (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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