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We give a probabilistic analysis of the unit-demand Euclidean capacitated vehicle routing problem in the random setting, where the input distribution consists of $n$ unit-demand customers modeled as independent, identically distributed…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-12-14 Claire Mathieu , Hang Zhou

The compactness of routes in distribution plans is a criterion that has not been sufficiently explored in the literature related to logistics distribution but has shown to have a significant impact on the practical implementation of routing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-02 Diego Rossit , Adrián Toncovich

This paper considers a joint pollution-routing and speed optimization problem (PRP-SO) where fuel costs and $\textit{CO}_2e$ emissions depend on the vehicle speed, arc payloads, and road grades. We present two methods, one approximate and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-20 David Lai , Yasel Costa , Emrah Demir , Alexandre Florio , Tom Van Woensel

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

In the Distance-constrained Vehicle Routing Problem (DVRP), we are given a graph with integer edge weights, a depot, a set of $n$ terminals, and a distance constraint $D$. The goal is to find a minimum number of tours starting and ending at…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Marc Dufay , Claire Mathieu , Hang Zhou

In this paper, we present the Electric Mobility Dial-a-Ride Problem (EM-DARP), which extends the Electric Vehicle Dial-a-Ride Problem (EV-DARP) to better accommodate human-focused mobility services. The problem involves utilizing a fleet of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-27 Mostafa Emam , Björn Martens , Thomas Rottmann , Matthias Gerdts

In Capacitated Vehicle Routing with Multiple Depots (CVRP-MD) we are given a set of client locations $C$ and a set of depots $R$ located in a metric space with costs $c(i,j)$ between $u,v \in C \cup R$. Additionally, we are given a capacity…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Zachary Friggstad , Tobias Mömke

Simultaneous multi vibroseis vehicle operations are central to modern land seismic exploration and can be modeled as a Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). A critical distinction from classical VRPs, however, is the need for a minimum start-time…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-11 Kexin Zhu , Jialong Shi , Jianyong Sun , Heng Zhou , Mingen Kuang , Ye Fan

The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is an example of a combinatorial optimization problem that has attracted academic attention due to its potential use in various contexts. VRP aims to arrange vehicle deliveries to several sites in the most…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-08 Nishikanta Mohanty , Bikash K. Behera , Christopher Ferrie

We introduce a combinatorial optimization-enriched machine learning pipeline and a novel learning paradigm to solve inventory routing problems with stochastic demand and dynamic inventory updates. After each inventory update, our approach…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-08 Toni Greif , Louis Bouvier , Christoph M. Flath , Axel Parmentier , Sonja U. K. Rohmer , Thibaut Vidal

We study the classic Vehicle Routing Problem in the setting of stochastic optimization with recourse. StochVRP is a two-stage optimization problem, where demand is satisfied using two routes: fixed and recourse. The fixed route is computed…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-03-02 Inge Li Goertz , Viswanath Nagarajan , Rishi Saket

Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) is a fundamental problem in robotics that asks us to compute collision-free paths for a team of agents, all moving across a shared map. Although many works appear on this topic, all current algorithms…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Zhe Chen , Daniel Harabor , Jiaoyang Li , Peter J. Stuckey

Motivated by the change in mobility patterns, we present a scheduling approach for a vehicle-sharing problem, considering several alternative modes of transport, from a company viewpoint with centralized planning. We consider…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Miriam Enzi , Sophie N. Parragh , David Pisinger

We consider the problem of optimally executing an order involving multiple crypto-assets, sometimes called tokens, on a network of multiple constant function market makers (CFMMs). When we ignore the fixed cost associated with executing an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-12 Guillermo Angeris , Tarun Chitra , Alex Evans , Stephen Boyd

We study the problem of optimal location querying for location based services in road networks, which aims to find locations for new servers or facilities. The existing optimal solutions on this problem consider only the cases with one new…

Databases · Computer Science 2016-06-15 Ruifeng Liu , Ada WaiChee Fu , Zitong Chen , Silu Huang , Yubao Liu

Recently, a higher competition in logistics business introduces new challenges to the vehicle routing problem (VRP). Re-route planning, also known as dynamic VRP, is one of the important challenges. The re-route planning has to be performed…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-08-22 Suttinee Sawadsitang , Dusit Niyato , Kongrath Suankaewmanee , Puay Siew Tan

The resource constrained multi-mode multi-project scheduling problem (RCMMMPSP) is a notoriously difficult combinatorial optimization problem. For a given set of activities, feasible execution mode assignments and execution starting times…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-10-03 Martin Josef Geiger

Learning heuristics for vehicle routing problems (VRPs) has gained much attention due to the less reliance on hand-crafted rules. However, existing methods are typically trained and tested on the same task with a fixed size and distribution…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-21 Jianan Zhou , Yaoxin Wu , Wen Song , Zhiguang Cao , Jie Zhang

Vehicle routing problem (VRP) is a typical discrete combinatorial optimization problem, and many models and algorithms have been proposed to solve the VRP and its variants. Although existing approaches have contributed a lot to the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-02-22 Bingjie Li , Guohua Wu , Yongming He , Mingfeng Fan , Witold Pedrycz

The use of electric vehicles (EV) in the last mile is appealing from both sustainability and operational cost perspectives. In addition to the inherent cost efficiency of EVs, selling energy back to the grid during peak grid demand, is a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-04-13 Ajay Narayanan , Prasant Misra , Ankush Ojha , Vivek Bandhu , Supratim Ghosh , Arunchandar Vasan