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Article: Time-dependent vehicle routing subject to time delay perturbations.(Technical report)
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- IIE Transactions
- Article date:
- December 1, 2009
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1. Introduction
During the observation of the operations of a number of carrier companies, we realized that many unexpected delays occurred during the execution phase of their vehicle routing schedules. Most of these delays are caused by customers' distribution centers not being ready to receive their goods. However, delays can occur at the carrier's depot when the loading of the delivery trucks is not completed at the scheduled starting time. When confronted with unanticipated delays, the trucks are forced to wait until the customer is ready. This is mainly because the trucks are filled in a particular order that reflects the delivery schedule and hence altering ...
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