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Customer Selection and Profit Maximization in Vehicle Routing Problems

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Operations Research Proceedings 2005

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sarıyer, Koç University, 34450, İstanbul, Turkey

    Deniz Aksen

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Bebek, Boğaziçi University, 34342, İstanbul, Turkey

    Necati Aras

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  1. Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics Dept. Logistics Systems, University of Bremen, Universitätsallee GW1 Block A, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Hans-Dietrich Haasis

  2. Faculty of Business Studies and Economics Chair of Logistics, University of Bremen, PO Box 33 04 40, 28334, Bremen, Germany

    Herbert Kopfer  & Jörn Schönberger  & 

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Aksen, D., Aras, N. (2006). Customer Selection and Profit Maximization in Vehicle Routing Problems. In: Haasis, HD., Kopfer, H., Schönberger, J. (eds) Operations Research Proceedings 2005. Operations Research Proceedings, vol 2005. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32539-5_6

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