Optimization of vehicle routing problem with column generation: application to the redistribution problem

Abstmet-Thls paper deals wlth a problem of redltrlbutlng a slngle dlscrete commodlty amonet a set of surplus and shortage demand polnts by a vehicle of flnlte capadty. Thls partlcular problem Is solved by an exact method. Our method conslsta to model the Rdktrlbutlon Problem (RP) as B B ~ partltlonlng problem end then solve I t by column generation technlque. Keytoor&-Integer Programmlng, Set Partltlonlng, Column Generatlon, Shortest Path Problem.

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