IMPROVEMENT OF PICK-UP ROUTES FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ENTERPRISE BY USING A HEURISTIC METHOD

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  • Mario-Alberto Durán-Mendez Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla A.C.
  • Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla A.C
  • José-Luiz Martínez-Flores Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla A.C.
  • Patricia Cano-Olivos Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla A.C.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/relainep.v4i6.49749

Palavras-chave:

Heuristic methods, Capacitated vehicle routing problem, Utilization.

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Route design is an important factor for the management of supply and logistics operations required by production processes. In this work the re-design of pick-up/delivery routes for an international shipping enterprise was performed to improve vehicle utilization for pick-up/delivery operations and reduce transportation time. The re-design of the routes was accomplished by using a random heuristic method. As a result, it was obtained that pickup/delivery for all clients can be performed with a small number of vehicles. Also, vehicle utilization can be maximized over 90.00% with a significant reduction in total transportation time which leads to decrease operational cost. The additional available time then can be used to cover a higher number of clients, increasing the presence of the enterprise in the market.

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2016-12-28

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Durán-Mendez, M.-A., Caballero-Morales, S.-O., Martínez-Flores, J.-L., & Cano-Olivos, P. (2016). IMPROVEMENT OF PICK-UP ROUTES FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ENTERPRISE BY USING A HEURISTIC METHOD. Revista Latino-Americana De Inovação E Engenharia De Produção, 4(6), 58–68. https://doi.org/10.5380/relainep.v4i6.49749

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