Models for Practical Routing Problems in Logistics Design and Practices /

• Main Authors: Anbuudayasankar, S. P. (Author), Ganesh, K. (Author), Mohapatra, Sanjay (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Business.; Transportation.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.

This book deals with complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) within the manufacturing and service industries. The objective is to develop heuristics for these supply chain problems in order to offer practical solutions to improve operational efficiency...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Survey of Methodologies for TSP and VRP
• Routing for Balanced Logistics
• Routing for Reverse Logistics
• Routing for Distribution Logistics
• Routing for Urgency Logistics
• Conclusions.