TITLE:
On Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) with a Focus on Multiple Priorities
AUTHORS:
Kayode J. Adebayo, Felix M. Aderibigbe, Adejoke O. Dele-Rotimi
KEYWORDS:
Vehicle Routing Problems, Time Window, Quantity, Priority
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Computational Mathematics,
Vol.9 No.4,
December
26,
2019
ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the concept of priorities based on Time and Quantity, which arise on the occasion of vehicle routing. It explains the interconnectivity between the priorities based on Time and Quantity and formulates a dynamic that shows the fusion of Time and Quantity into the Vehicle Routing Problem’s objective function. The paper focuses on the development of an expanded VRP objective function in which the priorities based on Time and Quantities are imbedded thus opens a vista of knowledge, aggregating and modelling the priorities as a mean to reduce transportation costs that lead to an organized and more timely deliveries of goods employing various of today’s proposed logistic systems coupled with widely used positioning systems.