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Solving an Urban Goods Distribution Problem as the 2E-CVRP Model Using a MILP-based Decomposition Approach

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Distribution of goods in urban areas are complex logistics problems. To avoid the negative impacts of trucks within cities, Urban Distribution Centers (UDC) located at the periphery allows goods delivery by smaller vehicles. The problem can be modeled as a two-echelon vehicle routing problem. Since the problem is known to be NP-hard, metaheuristics have mainly been proposed in the literature. In this paper instead a solution approach based on mathematical programming is proposed. Experiments are carried out using real data from the distribution network of a convenience store company in Bogota, Colombia. Results show the impact of analyzing different network structures.

Work supported by Universidad de La Sabana under a master by research scholarship awarded to the first author, and by grant INGPHD-10-2019.

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  1. Maestría en Diseño y Gestión de Procesos, Universidad de La Sabana, km 7 autopista norte de Bogota, D.C., Chia, Colombia

    Angie Ramirez-Villamil

  2. School of Engineering, Universidad de La Sabana, km 7 autopista norte de Bogota, D.C., Chia, Colombia

    Jairo R. Montoya-Torres

  3. Kedge Business School, 40 Avenue des Terroirs de France, 75012, Paris, France

    Anicia Jaegler

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  2. Infantry School of the National Colombian Army, Bogotá, Colombia

    Fabián Steven Garay-Rairán

  3. National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

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Ramirez-Villamil, A., Montoya-Torres, J.R., Jaegler, A. (2020). Solving an Urban Goods Distribution Problem as the 2E-CVRP Model Using a MILP-based Decomposition Approach. In: Figueroa-García, J.C., Garay-Rairán, F.S., Hernández-Pérez, G.J., Díaz-Gutierrez, Y. (eds) Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering. WEA 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1274. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61834-6_14

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