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The potential of optimization in communal routing problems: case studies from Finland
Wout DullaertWout DullaertPentti NakariOlli Bräysysubject
OptimizationEngineeringOptimization problemOperations researchSocial workInjury controlbusiness.industryEconomicsGeography Planning and DevelopmentCase studyPoison controlTransportationSocial WelfareVehicle routingCost savingsScheduling (computing)Transport engineeringVehicle routing problembusinessCity logisticsGeneral Environmental Sciencedescription
Abstract: In many European countries, municipalities offer their inhabitants a wide variety of social services. In this paper we will focus on efficiently scheduling home care, transportation of the elderly, and home meal delivery. These so-called municipal or communal routing problems can be modeled as different variants of the vehicle routing problem, a well-known optimization problem from the literature. We present a focused literature review and report on case studies using Finnish data. The computational results show that there is a significant potential for cost savings for all applications considered.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-01 | Journal of transport geography |