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Matheuristics for Multi-UAV Routing and Recharge Station Location for Complete Area Coverage [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2021
This paper presents matheuristics for routing a heterogeneous group of capacitated unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for complete coverage of ground areas, considering simultaneous minimization of the coverage time and locating the minimal number of refueling
Rafael Santin   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Matheuristics and Column Generation for a Basic Technician Routing Problem

open access: yesAlgorithms, 2021
This paper considers a variant of the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows, with site dependencies, multiple depots and outsourcing costs. This problem is the basis for many technician routing problems.
Nicolas Dupin   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

A Two-Step Matheuristics for Order-Picking Process Problems with One-Directional Material Flow and Buffers

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
The necessity for undertaking this research is driven by the prevailing challenges encountered in logistic centers. This study addresses a logistic order-picking issue involving unidirectional conveyors and buffers, which are assigned to racks and ...
Kateryna Czerniachowska   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Matheuristics: survey and synthesis

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, 2023
In integer programming and combinatorial optimisation, people use the term matheuristics to refer to methods that are heuristic in nature, but draw on concepts from the literature on exact methods.
Marco A Boschetti   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Matheuristics: using mathematics for heuristic design

open access: yes4or, 2022
Matheuristics are heuristic algorithms based on mathematical tools such as the ones provided by mathematical programming, that are structurally general enough to be applied to different problems with little adaptations to their abstract structure.
Marco A Boschetti   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Advanced Optimization in E-Commerce Logistics: Combining Matheuristics With Random Forests for Hub Location Efficiency

open access: yesIEEE Access
The rapid growth of e-commerce has introduced significant challenges in optimizing logistics and distribution networks, particularly in determining hub locations to balance cost efficiency and service quality.
Kassem Danach   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A survey on matheuristics for routing problems

open access: yesEURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 2014
In this paper, we survey the literature on matheuristics proposed to solve vehicle routing problems. A matheuristic makes use of mathematical programming models in a heuristic framework.
Claudia Archetti, M Grazia Speranza
exaly   +3 more sources

Automating Bin Packing: A Layer Building Matheuristics for Cost Effective Logistics

open access: yesIEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2022
In this paper, we address the problem of automating the definition of feasible pallets configurations. This issue is crucial for the competitiveness of logistic companies and is still one of the most difficult problems in internal logistics.
Giulia Tresca   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Matheuristics for the Design of a Multi-Step, Multi-Product Supply Chain with Multimodal Transport

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Supply-chain network design is a complex task because there are many decisions involved, and presently, global networks involve many actors and variables, for example, in the automotive, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries. This research addresses
David A. Ruvalcaba-Sandoval   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Solution Merging in Matheuristics for Resource Constrained Job Scheduling

open access: yesAlgorithms, 2020
Matheuristics have been gaining in popularity for solving combinatorial optimisation problems in recent years. This new class of hybrid method combines elements of both mathematical programming for intensification and metaheuristic searches for ...
Dhananjay Thiruvady   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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