Publication detail

On the Vehicle Routing Problem

NETUŠIL, Z.

Czech title

Problém okružních jízd

English title

On the Vehicle Routing Problem

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

This paper discusses the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). VRP is a name given to the family of problems consisting of finding optimal vehicle routes (i.e., minimizing costs) for serving the customers with their known demands. Furthermore, some extensions to the problem as well as the solution techniques are involved.

Czech abstract

Tento článek pojednává o problému okružních jídz (Vehicle Routing Problem --- VRP). VRP je úloha zabývající se nalezením optimálních tras pro automobily (tzn. minimalizuje náklady na přepravu), které zajišťují zásobování zákazníků, příčemž poptávky všech zákazníků jsou nám známy. Dále jsou v článku uvedena rošíření daného problému a metody jeho řešení.

English abstract

This paper discusses the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). VRP is a name given to the family of problems consisting of finding optimal vehicle routes (i.e., minimizing costs) for serving the customers with their known demands. Furthermore, some extensions to the problem as well as the solution techniques are involved.

Keywords in English

vehicle routing problem, heuristics, scheduling, distribution

Released

06.02.2007

Publisher

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Location

Bratislava, Slovakia

ISBN

978-80-969562-4-1

Book

Aplimat 2007 Part I

Pages from–to

95–100

Pages count

6

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT24315,
  author="Zdeněk {Netušil},
  title="On the Vehicle Routing Problem",
  booktitle="Aplimat 2007 Part I",
  year="2007",
  month="February",
  pages="95--100",
  publisher="Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava",
  address="Bratislava, Slovakia",
  isbn="978-80-969562-4-1"
}