Rich vehicle routing problems: From a taxonomy to a definition

•We provide a comprehensive and relevant taxonomy for the literature devoted to Rich Vehicle Routing Problems (RVRPs).•We analyze 41 articles devoted to “rich” vehicle routing problems in detail.•We propose an elaborate definition of RVRPs. Over the last years, several variants of multi-constrained...

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Published inEuropean journal of operational research Vol. 241; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Main Authors Lahyani, Rahma, Khemakhem, Mahdi, Semet, Frédéric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16.02.2015
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Elsevier
Subjects
Classification
Cluster analysis
Computer Science
Criteria
Definitions
Forming
Mathematical problems
Operational research
Operations Research
Route optimization
Route selection
Routing
Studies
Taxonomy
Transportation
Routing
Transportation
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Summary:•We provide a comprehensive and relevant taxonomy for the literature devoted to Rich Vehicle Routing Problems (RVRPs).•We analyze 41 articles devoted to “rich” vehicle routing problems in detail.•We propose an elaborate definition of RVRPs. Over the last years, several variants of multi-constrained Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs) have been studied, forming a class of problems known as Rich Vehicle Routing Problems (RVRPs). The purpose of the paper is twofold: (i) to provide a comprehensive and relevant taxonomy for the RVRP literature and (ii) to propose an elaborate definition of RVRPs. To this end, selected papers addressing various cases are classified using the proposed taxonomy. Once the articles have been classified, a cluster analysis based on two discriminating criteria is performed and leads to the definition of RVRPs.
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ISSN:0377-2217
1872-6860
DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2014.07.048