A new local search algorithm providing high quality solutions to vehicle routing problems
A new local search algorithm providing high quality solutions to vehicle routing problems
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1997
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Paul Shaw
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Paul Shaw
This paper describes a new local search algorithm that provides very high quality solutions to vehicle routing problems. The method uses greedy local search, but avoids local minima by using a large neighbourhood based upon rescheduling selected customer visits using constraint programming techniques. The move operator adopted is completely generic, in that virtually any side constraint can be efficiently incorporated into the search process. Computational results show that a naive implementation of the method produces results bettering the best produced by competing techniques using minima-escaping methods.