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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298543503321

Autore

Anbuudayasankar S. P

Titolo

Models for Practical Routing Problems in Logistics : Design and Practices / / by S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-05035-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

330

388

658.40301

658.5

Soggetti

Production management

Transportation

Operations research

Decision making

Operations Management

Operations Research/Decision Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Survey of Methodologies for TSP and VRP -- Routing for Balanced Logistics -- Routing for Reverse Logistics -- Routing for Distribution Logistics -- Routing for Urgency Logistics -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) within the manufacturing and service industries. The objective is to develop heuristics for these supply chain problems in order to offer practical solutions to improve operational efficiency. These heuristics are evaluated using benchmark and derived data-sets. Case studies pertaining to logistics in different industries including textile machinery manufacturing and banking are also included to demonstrate the created heuristics. High competition in today’s global market has forced the organizations to invest in and focus on their logistics system. The critical function of logistics is the transportation within and across various supply chain entities. Both



supply and distribution procedure require effective transportation management. A small improvement in routing problems can lead to huge logistics savings in absolute terms. This book should appeal to executives, researchers and consultants seeking supply chain management solutions.