An exact method for the double TSP with multiple stacks

Lusby, Richard M. and Larsen, Jesper and Ehrgott, Matthias and Ryan, David (2010) An exact method for the double TSP with multiple stacks. International Transactions in Operational Research, 17 (5). pp. 637-652. ISSN 0969-6016

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Abstract

The double travelling salesman problem (TSP) with multiple stacks (DTSPMS) is a pickup and delivery problem in which all pickups must be completed before any deliveries can be made. The problem originates from a real-life application where a 40-foot container (configured as 11 rows of three columns) is used to transport 33 pallets from a set of pickup customers to a set of delivery customers. The pickups and deliveries are performed in two separate trips, where each trip starts and ends at a depot and visits a number of customers. The aim of the problem is to produce a packing plan for the pallets that minimizes the total transportation cost given that the container cannot be repacked at any stage. In this paper we present an exact solution method based on matching k-best tours to each of the separate pickup and delivery TSPs. The approach is shown to outperform the only known previous exact method for this problem in that solutions can be obtained faster and previously unsolved instances containing as many as 18 customers can now be solved to optimality.

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Journal Article
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International Transactions in Operational Research
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?? exact methodk-best solution packing routing tspbusiness and international managementstrategy and managementcomputer science applicationsmanagement science and operations researchmanagement of technology and innovation ??
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64478
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13 May 2013 13:37
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