A Hybrid Monte Carlo Local Branching Algorithm for the Single Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands

  • Walter Rei

    Département de Management et Technologie, École des Sciences de la Gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada, and Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Réseaux d'Entreprise, la Logistique et le Transport (CIRRELT), C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada

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  • Michel Gendreau

    Département de Mathématiques et de Génie Industriel, École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada, and Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Réseaux d'Entreprise, la Logistique et le Transport (CIRRELT), C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada

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  • Patrick Soriano

    Service des Méthodes Quantitatives de Gestion, HEC Montréal, 3000 Chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 2A7, Canada, and Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Réseaux d'Entreprise, la Logistique et le Transport (CIRRELT), C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada

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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.1090.0295

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