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A Column Generation Approach to the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands

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In this article we introduce a new exact solution approach to the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands (CVRPSD). In particular, we consider the case where all customer demands are distributed independently and where each customer’s demand follows a Poisson distribution. The CVRPSD can be formulated as a Set Partitioning Problem. We show that, under the above assumptions on demands, the associated column generation subproblem can be solved using a dynamic programming scheme which is similar to that used in the case of deterministic demands. To evaluate the potential of our approach we have embedded this column generation scheme in a branch-and-price algorithm. Computational experiments on a large set of test instances show promising results

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  • Christiansen, Christian H. & Lysgaard, Jens, 2006. "A Column Generation Approach to the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands," CORAL Working Papers L-2006-04, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Business Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhb:aarbls:2006-004
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    1. Kjeldsen, Karina Hjortshøj, 2008. "Classification of routing and scheduling problems in liner shipping," CORAL Working Papers L-2008-06, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Business Studies.

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