Perspective on practical aspects of truck routing and scheduling
By: David Ronen
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Operations Research
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Subjects: SCHEDULING; ROUTING
Other titles: NPS-55-87-003.
Description: Truck routing and scheduling problems are differentiated from other vehicle routing and      scheduling problems and a classification scheme for the former ones is outlined. Many      characteristics of practical truck routing and scheduling problems are listed and several      aspects are discussed, among them are: soft constraints, demand variability, multiple      objectives, complex cost functions, and alternate solution approaches and their potential for      solving practical problems. It is suggested that cost-based interactive heuristics coupled with      graphical presentation of solutions may be the right method to deal with the more complex      practical problems. Some basic generic heuristics are suggested and important software      design and acquisition considerations are presented. Keywords: Vehicle routing, vehicle      scheduling; man-machine systems.
Notes: Cover title.

"NPS-55-87-003."

"April 1987."

AD A180 809.

Includes bibliographical references.

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