Ant Colony Algorithm for the Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem in Large Quantities by a Heterogeneous Fleet of Vehicles

作者：Benslimane Mohammed Taha^*; Benadada Youssef

来源：INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research , 2013, 51(1): 31-40.

DOI：10.3138/infor.51.1.31

• distribution
• products in large quantities
• vehicle routing problem
• ant colony algorithm

This article describes a heuristic method based on an ant colony algorithm for the multi-depot vehicle routing problem in large quantities by a heterogeneous fleet of vehicles. Test results on different problem instances are presented and compared with those obtained by CPLEX and by a previous constructive heuristic.

• 出版日期2013-2