Advanced Methods and Applications in Routing and Distributions Problems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Transportation and Future Mobility".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 1315
Special Issue Editors
Interests: operations research; computer science; industrial engineering; logistics
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2. ALGORITMI Centre, University of Minho, 4704-553 Braga, Portugal
Interests: discrete-event simulation; lean healthcare; lean operations management; production planning and control
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Interests: operations management; decision support; optimization; production planning and scheduling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and its variants play a vital role in the logistics and supply chain management sectors. This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and innovative methodologies addressing complex issues related to these problems, emphasizing both theoretical advancements and practical applications. The scope includes, but is not limited to, novel mathematical modelling formulations; innovative, advanced optimization strategies; and real-world implementations of the VRP or other integrated optimization problems embedding the VRP.
Key topics explored in this issue encompass heuristic and metaheuristic approaches, exact algorithms, hybridization methods, and machine learning approaches. Furthermore, the issue delves into advanced distribution challenges, including uncertainty, robustness, real-time routing problems, and integrating new energy sources or sustainable practices.
Encouraging contributions from both academia and industry, this Special Issue aims to advance the state of the art in routing and distribution. We invite original research papers addressing new methodologies and real cases in collaboration with industry, providing new insights and significant contributions to the field.
Dr. Telmo Miguel Pires Pinto
Dr. Bruno Gonçalves
Dr. Miguel Vieira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- routing
- distribution
- advanced logistics
- multi-echelon networks
- computational logistics
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