Ma. Haughton, The performance of route modification and demand stabilization strategies in stochastic vehicle routing, TRANSP R B, 32(8), 1998, pp. 551-566
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21
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration","Civil Engineering
A key concern in managing vehicle routing operations under stochastic deman
ds is whether, on the basis of travel distance, route modification yields m
aterially greater logistical efficiency than fixed routes. This research us
es statistical calibration as the primary technique to develop a robust and
tractable model for estimating this difference in logistical efficiency. B
ased on features such as the models predictive accuracy and generalizabilit
y, it constitutes a substantive improvement over existing models. The prese
nt study also expands the range of predictive models relevant to vehicle ro
uting under stochastic demands with models to estimate the transportation a
nd inventory effects of persuading customers to stabilize their ordering pa
tterns. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.