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Models for Practical Routing Problems in Logistics

Design and Practices

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Authors:
  1. S. P. Anbuudayasankar

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, India

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  2. K. Ganesh

    1. SCM Center of Competence, McKinsey Knowledge Center India, Gurgaon, India

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  3. Sanjay Mohapatra

    1. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India

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  • Develops heuristics for complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problems and Vehicle Routing Problems

  • Offers solutions to routing problems that can lead to huge logistics savings in absolute terms

  • Includes case studies covering logistics various industries and sectors

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 1-10

  3. Survey of Methodologies for TSP and VRP

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 11-42

  4. Routing for Balanced Logistics

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 43-68

  5. Routing for Reverse Logistics

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 69-93

  6. Routing for Distribution Logistics

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 95-122

  7. Routing for Urgency Logistics

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 123-142

  8. Conclusions

    • S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra
    Pages 143-145

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 147-165
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About this book

This book deals with complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) within the manufacturing and service industries. The objective is to develop heuristics for these supply chain problems in order to offer practical solutions to improve operational efficiency. These heuristics are evaluated using benchmark and derived data-sets. Case studies pertaining to logistics in different industries including textile machinery manufacturing and banking are also included to demonstrate the created heuristics.

High competition in today’s global market has forced the organizations to invest in and focus on their logistics system. The critical function of logistics is the transportation within and across various supply chain entities. Both supply and distribution procedure require effective transportation management. A small improvement in routing problems can lead to huge logistics savings in absolute terms. This book should appeal to executives, researchers and consultants seeking supply chain management solutions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, India

    S. P. Anbuudayasankar

  • SCM Center of Competence, McKinsey Knowledge Center India, Gurgaon, India

    K. Ganesh

  • Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India

    Sanjay Mohapatra

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Models for Practical Routing Problems in Logistics

  • Book Subtitle: Design and Practices

  • Authors: S. P. Anbuudayasankar, K. Ganesh, Sanjay Mohapatra

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05035-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05034-8Published: 12 March 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35527-6Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05035-5Published: 08 July 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 165

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Operations Management, Transportation, Operations Research/Decision Theory

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