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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search"”.
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Decentralized resource allocation for synchronized tasks through Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS)
… This thesis presents Infeasibility Cooling Adaptive Allocation for Resource United Scheduling (ICAARUS), a novel Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS) algorithm that is capable of synchronizing tasks across a variable number of resources. A supplier's individual schedule and cost …
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An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search Heuristic for the Inventory Routing Problem with Time Windows
<p>This research addresses an integrated distribution and inventory control problem which is faced by a large retail chain in the United States. In their current distribution network, a direct shipping policy is used to keep stores stocked with products. The shipping policy specifies that a …
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Transportation Service Provider Collaboration Problem: Potential Benefits and Solution Approaches
… volume, resources, and facilities. This research introduces the Transportation Service Provider Collaboration Problem (TSP-CP) to demonstrate the benefits of using optimal freight routing and consolidation decisions for collaborating TSPs. A mathematical model for the TSP-CP is introduced …
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Implications of Advanced Technologies on Rural Delivery
… service needs in rural areas and to fill research gaps in rural package delivery modeling, this study introduced a novel model known as the Parallel Scheduling Vehicle Routing Problem (PSVRP) in an endeavor to revolutionize package delivery by enhancing its efficiency, accessibility, and …