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The Traveling Salesman Problem, the Vehicle Routing Problem, and Their Impact on Combinatorial Optimization

The Traveling Salesman Problem, the Vehicle Routing Problem, and Their Impact on Combinatorial Optimization
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Author(s): Gilbert Laporte (HEC Montréal, Canada)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 11
Source title: Decision Making Theories and Practices from Analysis to Strategy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Madjid Tavana (La Salle University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1589-2.ch018

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Abstract

The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) and the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) are two of the most popular problems in the field of combinatorial optimization. Due to the study of these two problems, there has been a significant growth in families of exact and heuristic algorithms being used today. The purpose of this paper is to show how their study has fostered developments of the most popular algorithms now applied to the solution of combinatorial optimization problems. These include exact algorithms, classical heuristics and metaheuristics.

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