Mixed Fleet Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows for Milk Collection

dc.contributor.author Melis Özveri
dc.contributor.author Yasemin Eda Üstün
dc.contributor.author Dilara Gürsesli
dc.contributor.author Koray Baysal
dc.contributor.author Şükran Dirik
dc.contributor.author Yağmur Leman Özdemir
dc.contributor.author Mert Paldrak
dc.contributor.author Efthimia Staiou
dc.contributor.author Üstün, Yasemin Eda
dc.contributor.author Özdemir, Yağmur Leman
dc.contributor.author Dirik, Şükran
dc.contributor.author Özveri, Melis
dc.contributor.author Staiou, Efthymia
dc.contributor.author Gürsesli, Dilara
dc.contributor.author Baysal, Koray
dc.contributor.editor N.M. Durakbasa , K.G. Gülen
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T17:48:46Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.description.abstract This study conducted for a leading dairy company in Türkiye aimed to optimize the milk collection process by addressing the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) which is essential for the efficient collection of perishable products like milk in the dairy industry. Key constraints considered included vehicle capacity the number of vehicles milk quality collection time windows delivery speed route optimization and cost minimization. A mathematical model was initially developed and solved using IBM ILOG CPLEX, however as the number of collection locations increased solution times became impractical. To overcome this challenge the Benders Decomposition Algorithm was employed significantly improving solution efficiency. The application of this method led to enhanced collection efficiency and cost-effectiveness delivering substantial operational benefits to the dairy company. © 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1007/978-3-031-83611-4_34
dc.identifier.isbn 9789819650583, 9783031991585, 9783031948886, 9789819667314, 9789811937156, 9783030703318, 9789811622779, 9789811969447, 9789819701056, 9789819748051
dc.identifier.isbn 9783031836107
dc.identifier.issn 21954364, 21954356
dc.identifier.issn 2195-4356
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dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/8106
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83611-4_34
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
dc.relation.ispartof 24th International Symposium for Production Research ISPR 2024
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.source Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
dc.subject Benders Decomposition Algorithm, Cost Optimization, Dairy Industry, Milk Collection, Vehicle Routing Problem, Benders Decomposition Algorithm, Collection Process, Costs Optimization, Dairy Companies, Dairy Industry, Key Constraints, Milk Collection, Perishable Product, Vehicle Routing Problem With Time Windows, Vehicle Routing Problems
dc.subject Benders decomposition algorithm, Collection process, Costs Optimization, Dairy companies, Dairy industry, Key constraints, Milk collection, Perishable product, Vehicle routing problem with time windows, Vehicle Routing Problems
dc.subject Cost Optimization
dc.subject Vehicle Routing Problem
dc.subject Benders Decomposition Algorithm
dc.subject Milk Collection
dc.subject Dairy Industry
dc.title Mixed Fleet Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows for Milk Collection
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