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This paper introduces a novel compact mixed integer linear programming (MILP) formulation and a discretization discovery-based solution approach for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). We aim to solve the optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-04 Udayan Mandal , Amelia Regan , Louis Martin Rousseau , Julian Yarkony

This paper addresses a new vehicle routing problem that simultaneously involves time windows, split collection and linear weight-related cost, which is a generalization of the split delivery vehicle routing problem with time windows…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-01-28 Zhixin Luo , Hu Qin , Wenbin Zhu , Andrew Lim

In this study, we propose a reinforcement learning-based adaptive variable neighborhood search (RL-AVNS) method designed for effectively solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Multiple Time Windows (VRPMTW). Unlike traditional adaptive…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-30 Kuan Xu , Zhiguang Cao , Chenlong Zheng , Linong Liu

The Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (CVRPTW) is a fundamental NP-hard optimization problem in logistics. Solving large-scale instances remains computationally challenging for exact solvers. This paper introduces a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Mustafa Mert Özyılmaz

This paper investigates the multi-compartment vehicle routing problem with multiple time windows (MCVRPMTW), an extension of the classical vehicle routing problem with time windows that considers vehicles equipped with multiple compartments…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-23 El Mehdi Er Raqabi , Kevin Dalmeijer , Pascal Van Hentenryck

The electrification of off-road heavy equipment presents operational challenges for agencies serving remote sites with limited fixed charging infrastructure. Existing mobile fast charging vehicle (MFCV) planning approaches typically treat…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Farhang Motallebi Araghi , Armin Abdolmohammadi , Navid Mojahed , Shima Nazari

The capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with structured Time Windows (cVRPsTW) is concerned with finding optimal tours for vehicles with given capacity constraints to deliver goods to customers within assigned time windows. In our problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-10 Christoph Hertrich , Philipp Hungerländer , Christian Truden

In This paper we present a genetic algorithm for the multi-pickup and delivery problem with time windows (m-PDPTW). The m-PDPTW is an optimization vehicles routing problem which must meet requests for transport between suppliers and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2010-09-28 Imen Harbaoui Dridi , Ryan Kammarti , Mekki Ksouri , Pierre Borne

The past decade has seen a rapid penetration of electric vehicles (EV) in the market, more and more logistics and transportation companies start to deploy EVs for service provision. In order to model the operations of a commercial EV fleet,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Bo Lin , Bissan Ghaddar , Jatin Nathwani

Large Neighborhood Search (LNS) is a universal approach that is broadly applicable and has proven to be highly efficient in practice for solving optimization problems. We propose to integrate machine learning (ML) into LNS to assist in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-15 Willem Feijen , Guido Schäfer , Koen Dekker , Seppo Pieterse

For many kinds of vehicle routing problems (VRPs), a popular heuristic approach involves constructing a Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) solution, referred to as a long tour, then partitioning segments of the solution into routes for…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Ethan Gibbons , Mario Ventresca , Beatrice M. Ombuki-Berman

The Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Station-based or Route-based Charging Options addresses fleet optimization incorporating both conventional charging stations and continuous wireless charging infrastructure. This…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-10 Tran Trung Duc , Vu Duc Minh , Nguyen Ngoc Doanh , Pham Gia Nguyen , Laurent El Ghaoui , Ha Minh Hoang

The Orienteering Problem with Time Windows (OPTW) is a combinatorial optimization problem where the goal is to maximize the total score collected from different visited locations. The application of neural network models to combinatorial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-07-01 Ricardo Gama , Hugo L. Fernandes

With growing environmental concerns, electric vehicles for logistics have gained significant attention within the computational intelligence community in recent years. This work addresses an emerging and significant extension of the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Zubin Zheng , Shengcai Liu , Yew-Soon Ong

This paper introduces a new approach to improve the performance of the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (CVRPTW) solvers for a high number of nodes. It proposes to cluster nodes together using Recursive-DBSCAN - an…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-03-26 Kamil Bujel , Feiko Lai , Michal Szczecinski , Winnie So , Miguel Fernandez

The vehicle routing problem is a well known class of NP-hard combinatorial optimisation problems in literature. Traditional solution methods involve either carefully designed heuristics, or time-consuming metaheuristics. Recent work in…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-06-15 Harshad Khadilkar

The article presents a framework for the resolution of rich vehicle routing problems which are difficult to address with standard optimization techniques. We use local search on the basis on variable neighborhood search for the construction…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2008-09-04 Martin Josef Geiger , Wolf Wenger

This paper develops an inherently parallelised, fast, approximate learning-based solution to the generic class of Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Windows and Dynamic Routing (CVRP-TWDR). Considering vehicles in a fleet as…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-04-15 Nazneen N Sultana , Vinita Baniwal , Ansuma Basumatary , Piyush Mittal , Supratim Ghosh , Harshad Khadilkar

This paper investigates the optimization of the Vehicle Routing Problem for Security Dispatch (VRPSD). VRPSD focuses on security and patrolling applications which involve challenging constraints including precise timing and strict time…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Nguyen Gia Hien Vu , Yifan Tang , Rey Lim , G. Gary Wang

The multi-vehicle covering tour problem with time windows (MCTPTW) aims to construct a set of maximal coverage routes for a fleet of vehicles that serve (observe) a secondary set of sites given a fixed time schedule, coverage requirements,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-12 Joshua T. Margolis , Yongjia Song , Scott J. Mason