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A particle swarm optimisation algorithm for the capacitated location-routing problem

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  • Jie Liu
  • Voratas Kachitvichyanukul

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This article presents a particle swarm optimisation algorithm for solving a capacitated location routing problem (LRP). Based on the framework of particle swarm optimisation with multiple social learning terms (GLNPSO), a solution representation is designed as a multi-dimensional particle representing depot element and customer element. Each particle is decoded into a solution by using the position of a particle to determine depot location, customer assignment, and route construction. The proposed algorithm is evaluated using a set of benchmark problem instances. The results show that the solution quality is good for large problem instances and a total of nine new best solutions are found. Additional performance indices are also proposed as additional indicators to assess the operational performance of the location selection and route forming decisions.

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  • Jie Liu & Voratas Kachitvichyanukul, 2015. "A particle swarm optimisation algorithm for the capacitated location-routing problem," International Journal of Operational Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 24(2), pages 184-213.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijores:v:24:y:2015:i:2:p:184-213
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