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Approximation algorithms for the capacitated traveling salesman problem with pickups and deliveries

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  • Shoshana Anily
  • Julien Bramel

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We consider the Capacitated Traveling Salesman Problem with Pickups and Deliveries (CTSPPD). This problem is characterized by a set of n pickup points and a set of n delivery points. A single product is available at the pickup points which must be brought to the delivery points. A vehicle of limited capacity is available to perform this task. The problem is to determine the tour the vehicle should follow so that the total distance traveled is minimized, each load at a pickup point is picked up, each delivery point receives its shipment and the vehicle capacity is not violated. We present two polynomial‐time approximation algorithms for this problem and analyze their worst‐case bounds. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 46: 654–670, 1999

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  • Shoshana Anily & Julien Bramel, 1999. "Approximation algorithms for the capacitated traveling salesman problem with pickups and deliveries," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 46(6), pages 654-670, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:46:y:1999:i:6:p:654-670
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6750(199909)46:63.0.CO;2-A
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