Waste Collection Vehicle Routing Problem: Case Study in Alexandria, Egypt

A. Moustafa (), A. A. Abdelhalim (), A. B. Eltawil () and N. Fors ()
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A. Moustafa: Nahdet Misr for Modern Environmental Services
A. A. Abdelhalim: Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology
A. B. Eltawil: Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology
N. Fors: Alexandria University

Chapter Chapter 89 in The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2013, pp 935-944 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The problem of the solid waste collection is becoming one of the most important applications addressed as Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). This paper presents a solution of a large scale vehicle routing problem for the waste collection in Alexandria city in Egypt. A GIS based model is developed and the VRPTW is solved using TransCAD® software. Different scenarios were developed and compared. The case was solved with three clustering scenarios and without clustering. The results showed superiority of clustering based scenarios over the solution without clustering. The developed model is used as a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) that allows investigating different scenarios for solid waste collection vehicle routing and improving the overall logistics performance of such systems.

Keywords: Decision support system; Geographic information system; Vehicle routing problem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37270-4_89

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