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A unified heuristic for a large class of Vehicle Routing Problems with Backhauls

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  • Pisinger, David

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  • Ropke, Stefan & Pisinger, David, 2006. "A unified heuristic for a large class of Vehicle Routing Problems with Backhauls," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 171(3), pages 750-775, June.
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