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A Cost Effective Approach For Solving Large Variable Demand Vehicle Routing And Scheduling Problems

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  • Hardy, William E., Jr.

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Comparing the quality and cost of vehicle routing and scheduling analyses using actual customer locations and three different grid scales.

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  • Hardy, William E., Jr., 1983. "A Cost Effective Approach For Solving Large Variable Demand Vehicle Routing And Scheduling Problems," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 14(3), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlofdr:26864
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.26864
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    1. G. Clarke & J. W. Wright, 1964. "Scheduling of Vehicles from a Central Depot to a Number of Delivery Points," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 12(4), pages 568-581, August.
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