ROUTE OPTIMIZATION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF A CONFECTIONARY CHAIN

dc.contributor.author Anil Inanli
dc.contributor.author Basak Unsal
dc.contributor.author Deniz Tursel Eliiyi
dc.contributor.author Ünsal, Başak
dc.contributor.author İnanli, Anil
dc.contributor.author Eliiyi, Deniz Türsel
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T16:23:03Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract This study considers the distribution network of a well-known perishable food manufacturer and its franchises in Turkey. As the countrywide number of stores is increasing fast the company is facing problems due to its central distribution of products from a single factory. The objective is to decrease the cost of transportation while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. Hence the focus is on the vehicle routing problem (VRP) of this large franchise chain within each city. The problem is defined as a rich VRP with heterogeneous fleet site-dependent and compartmentalized vehicles and soft/hard time windows. This NP-hard problem is modelled and tried with real data on a commercial solver. A basic heuristic procedure which can be used easily by the decision makers is also employed for obtaining quick and high-quality solutions for large instances.
dc.identifier.doi 10.7307/ptt.v27i6.1645
dc.identifier.issn 0353-5320
dc.identifier.issn 1848-4069
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dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v27i6.1645
dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/7677
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v27i6.1645
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher SVENCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET PROMETNIH ZNANOSTI
dc.relation.ispartof Promet - Traffic&Transportation
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source PROMET-TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject rich vehicle routing problem, heterogeneous fleet, compartmentalized vehicles, soft and hard time windows
dc.subject TIME-WINDOWS, PERISHABLE FOOD, ALGORITHMS, DELIVERY
dc.subject Rich Vehicle Routing Problem
dc.subject Compartmentalized Vehicles
dc.subject Heterogeneous Fleet
dc.subject Soft and Hard Time Windows
dc.title ROUTE OPTIMIZATION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF A CONFECTIONARY CHAIN
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gdc.description.departmenttemp [Inanli, Anil] Politecn Milan, Sch Ind & Informat Engn, I-20133 Milan, Italy; [Unsal, Basak] Bilkent Univ, Dept Comp Engn, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey; [Eliiyi, Deniz Tursel] Yasar Univ, Dept Ind Engn, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey
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gdc.oaire.keywords Compartmentalized vehicles
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