Ant colony optimization applied to the pickup and delivery problem

Karl Doerner, Richard F. Hartl, Marc Reimann

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Abstract

In this paper we propose an ACO algorithm to optimize the total costs associated with the pickup and delivery of full truckloads under time window constraints in a hub network. We perform a thorough technical analysis of the ACO by comparing different pheromone decoding schemes, different visibility information and various population sizes. Furthermore we propose a post-optimization technique to improve the solutions. Our results show that appropriate data structures significantly improve the solution quality.

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ReiheWorking Papers SFB "Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science"
Nummer76

WU Working Paper Reihe

  • Working Papers SFB \Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science\

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