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Fuel emissions optimization in vehicle routing problems with time-varying speeds

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  • Qian, Jiani
  • Eglese, Richard

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The problem considered in this paper is to produce routes and schedules for a fleet of delivery vehicles that minimize the fuel emissions in a road network where speeds depend on time. In the model, the route for each vehicle must be determined, and also the speeds of the vehicles along each road in their paths are treated as decision variables. The vehicle routes are limited by the capacities of the vehicles and time constraints on the total length of each route. The objective is to minimize the total emissions in terms of the amount of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) produced, measured by the equivalent weight of CO2 (CO2e).

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  • Qian, Jiani & Eglese, Richard, 2016. "Fuel emissions optimization in vehicle routing problems with time-varying speeds," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 248(3), pages 840-848.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:248:y:2016:i:3:p:840-848
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.09.009
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