AN EFFICIENT META-HEURISTIC ALGORITHM FOR ROUTING PRODUCT COLLECTING VEHICLES OF DEHYDRATION PLANTS. I. ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT

Dehydration plants are characterized by a multi-product nature chiefly attributed to the utilization of different raw materials to be processed in parallel so that demand constraints are met. The Just-In-Time production planning policy of these plants require the collection of raw materials to be de...

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Published in:	Drying technology Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 965 - 985
Main Authors:	Tarantilis, C. D., Kiranoudis, C. T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2001
Subjects:	Collection management Local search Logistics systems Threshold accepting Vehicle routing problem
ISSN:	0737-3937, 1532-2300
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