Planning for meals-on-wheels: algorithms and application

H Yildiz, M P Johnson and S Roehrig
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H Yildiz: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
M P Johnson: University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
S Roehrig: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2013, vol. 64, issue 10, 1540-1550

Abstract: Home-delivered meals provision, also known as meals-on-wheels, is a volunteer-staffed activity for which little strategic planning is performed. We develop a Memetic Algorithm to solve the Home Delivered Meals Location-Routing Problem. This planning model addresses facility location, allocation of demand to facilities, and design of delivery routes, while balancing efficiency and effectiveness considerations. The case study presented on a large data set shows how trade-off curves, which are very useful for decision making, can be obtained by the method developed.

Date: 2013
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