Optimal trip and load planning
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 02:49
in Mathematics & Economics
A company wants to deliver paper to five customers in Bavaria. The trip planning software currently used calculates that one truck will be enough to cover the locations in central Bavaria if another truck on the Baden-Wuerttemberg route takes over two of the deliveries. The problem is that, although the trips have been optimised, the trucks are not fully loaded. 'At present, transport companies first compile the orders and then assign them to trips and vehicles...
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