A computer-enabled solution procedure for food wholesalers' distribution decision in cities with a circular transportation infrastructure

DOI10.1016/J.COR.2008.08.020MaRDI QIDQ1013397zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Xiangpei Hu, Zheng Wang, Minfang Huang, Amy Zhaohui Zeng

Publication date 17 April 2009

Published in Computers \& Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2008.08.020

zbMATH Keywords

optimizationfood distributionvehicle routing problemcomputer applicationsheuristic search technique

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59) Case-oriented studies in operations research (90B90) Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06)

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• Optimal wholesale facilities location within the fruit and vegetables supply chain with bimodal transportation options: an LP-MIP heuristic approach
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Uses Software

• VRP
• CLOVES

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