RSUSSH 2020

IN20-186 Research on The Vehicle Routing Problem with Simultaneous Pick-up and Delivery with Time Windows

Presenter: Bo Wang
Rangsit University, Thailand

Abstract

             Vehicle Routing Problem refers to the vehicle routing problem, which is an important issue in the research of modern logistics management. It is the most important issue at present to effectively dispatch vehicles of logistics transportation in a limited time, to reasonably arrange the distribution routes and travel time, and to complete the distribution task with the minimum distribution cost. The pros and cons of the VRP scheme directly affect the customer's satisfaction and the logistics cost, which makes the VRP scheme becomes an important part of "the third profit source-logistics". By interviewing the employees of A Company, it is found out that the existing VRP in A Company has strict requirements for time window with simultaneous pick-up and delivery. Targeted at the existing problems, this paper makes an arrangement and analysis, and based on which a mathematical model is established. What's more, it makes an optimization of A Company's existing VRP scheme by using genetic algorithm. The optimized scheme obtained by the algorithm is compared with the existing scheme,the transportation cost of the enterprise is successfully reduced, the profitability of the enterprise is improved, which verifies the validity of the mathematical model and algorithm.

Keywords: VRP; Time Windows; Genetic Algorithm

Citation format:

Wang, B.. (2020). Research on The Vehicle Routing Problem with Simultaneous Pick-up and Delivery with Time Windows. Proceeding in RSU International Research Conference, May 1, 2020. Pathum Thani, Thailand.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Fudong Luo (Visitor)

It's an interesting and useful subject. Can you just explain a little bit about the solution method of the VRP?

Qian He (Participant)

模型最终出来有哪些方面进行了优化?

Bo Wang (Presenter)

Thank you for your questions.First of all, through the establishment of a mathematical model for company A, the constraints in the actual problem are expressed with mathematical formulas. Then the calculation is performed by MATLAB.

Bo Wang (Presenter)

谢谢提问   模型最终在满足时间窗的条件下总行驶路径、 发车次数方面有所均有所降低.同时车量的平均装载率有所提升.

Fan Wu (Participant)

请问您所选择的这个公司有何独特之处,为什么选择研究这家公司?

Bo Wang (Presenter)

谢谢您的提问  目前在车辆路径方面对时间的要求越来越高,单一条件下的车辆路径问题已经不适用了.为了提高装载率,A公司采用在同一个地点同时进行送取货的服务,这是目前比较新颖的问题。A公司的运营模式是典型的带有时间窗和送取货的车辆路径问题。At present, the time requirements for vehicle routing are getting higher and higher, and the problem of vehicle routing under a single condition is no longer applicable. In order to improve the loading rate, company A uses the service of delivering and picking up goods at the same location at the same time.  Novel problems.  The operating mode of Company A is a typical vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pick-up and delivery with time windows.

FENGKUN WANG (Visitor)

你好,请问该研究得出的方案优化有哪些成功经验?

Bo Wang (Presenter)

 感谢您的提问。目前对该数学模型的应用是使用matlab进行计算.文章中对其进行运算检验,主要采用 A公司某一采购周期的数据进行了计算.在对数学模型建立时需要对使用到的参数进行不断的调试,直到其适应A公司的实际情况