Melis ÖzveriYasemin Eda ÜstünDilara GürsesliKoray BaysalŞükran DirikYağmur Leman ÖzdemirMert PaldrakEfthimia StaiouÜstün, Yasemin EdaÖzdemir, Yağmur LemanDirik, ŞükranÖzveri, MelisStaiou, EfthymiaGürsesli, DilaraBaysal, KorayN.M. Durakbasa , K.G. Gülen2025-10-0620259789819650583, 9783031991585, 9783031948886, 9789819667314, 9789811937156, 9783030703318, 9789811622779, 9789811969447, 9789819701056, 9789819748051978303183610721954364, 219543562195-435610.1007/978-3-031-83611-4_342-s2.0-105005253930https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-105005253930&doi=10.1007%2F978-3-031-83611-4_34&partnerID=40&md5=1feb95ad1f20107b739ae7c9b24a9ab7https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/8106https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83611-4_34This 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.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBenders 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 ProblemsBenders decomposition algorithm, Collection process, Costs Optimization, Dairy companies, Dairy industry, Key constraints, Milk collection, Perishable product, Vehicle routing problem with time windows, Vehicle Routing ProblemsCost OptimizationVehicle Routing ProblemBenders Decomposition AlgorithmMilk CollectionDairy IndustryConference Object