Periodic Vehicle Routing Problems: Modeling Alternatives and Solution Techniques
This study focuses on PVRPs (Periodic Vehicle Routing Problems) as a means of analyzing alternative policies concerning the customer service frequency criterion and the effect they can have on the final solutions. We study the properties of the problem and their relationship to the IRP (Inventory Routing Problem) and propose different alternatives to model the policies studied. Furthermore, we study the separation problem for exponential size constraints. Finally, computational results are analyzed and shown.
Keywords: PVRP IRP Service Frequency Vehicle Routing