An object-oriented evaluation framework for dynamic vehicle routing problems under real-time information

Tsai Yun Liao, Ta Yin Hu

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Abstract

The dynamic vehicle routing problems (DVRP) is an extension of vehicle routing problems (VRP) in order to consider possible variations of travel times in the network. In this research, a two-stage framework for solving dynamic vehicle routing problem is proposed. In the first stage, the sweep method is adopted in vehicle assignment. In the second stage, a tabu search algorithm is implemented to improve routes under real-time information. The framework is implemented in an object-oriented approach and possible benefit from real-time information is illustrated through numerical simulation. The simulation-assignment model, DynaTAIWAN is applied in numerical simulation to evaluate real-time routing strategies in a traffic network. Numerical experiments are conducted in a 50 Nodes Network and a Taichung City. The results show that positive benefits could be achieved through utilization of real-time information with careful design.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12548-12558
Number of pages11
JournalExpert Systems With Applications
Volume38
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Sept 15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Artificial Intelligence

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