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Title: | Vehicle routing problems with loading constraints: state-of-the-art and future directions | Authors: | POLLARIS, Hanne BRAEKERS, Kris CARIS, An JANSSENS, Gerrit K. Limbourg, S. |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Source: | OR SPECTRUM, 37 (2), p. 297-330 | Abstract: | Distributors are faced with loading constraints in their route planning, e.g.,multi-dimensional packing constraints, unloading sequence constraints, stability constraints and axle weight limits. Ignoring these constraints impairs planning and induces last-minute changes resulting in additional costs. Developing vehicle routing models incorporating loading constraints is critical to more efficient route planning. The last couple of years has seen a huge increase of contributions to this field of research with almost 60% of these being published after 2009. Our contribution is twofold. First, we overview the recent developments in the literature on all vehicle types in which loading constraints play a key role (trucks, airplanes, ships, and automated guided vehicles), using a state-of-the-art classification scheme to identify the loading constraints considered in each article. Second, we identify research gaps and opportunities for future research. | Keywords: | vehicle routing problem; loading problem; pickup and delivery; rich VRP; two-dimensional packing; three-dimensional packing | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/18396 | ISSN: | 0171-6468 | e-ISSN: | 1436-6304 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00291-014-0386-3 | ISI #: | 000350556500001 | Rights: | © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2016 |
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