A new approach to the bi-objective green vehicle routing problem: optimization in newspaper distribution

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https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.2021.18447

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Problema de Roteamento de Veículos Green Bi-objetivo, Logística Verde, Procedimentos meta-heurísticos, Estudo de caso, Instâncias da literatura.

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to present a methodology to provide a solution to a Bi-objective Green Vehicle Routing Problem (BGVRP). The methodology, illustrated using a case study (newspaper distribution problem) and instances from the literature, was divided into three stages: Stage 1, data treatment; Stage 2, metaheuristic approaches (hybrid or non-hybrid), used comparatively, and, Stage 3, analysis of the results, with a comparison of the algorithms. An optimization of 19.9% was achieved for Objective Function 1 (OF1; minimization of CO2 emissions) and consequently the same percentage for the minimization of total distance, and 87.5% for Objective Function 2 (OF2; minimization of the difference in demand). Metaheuristic approaches hybrid achieved superior results for case study and instances. In this way, the procedure presented here can brings benefits to society as it considers environmental issues and also balancing work between the routes, ensuring savings and satisfaction for the users.

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Author Biographies

Júlio César Ferreira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR

Ph.D. in Production Engineering and Systems at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (2020). Professor in Engineering Department at Unicuritiba University Center of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Maria Teresinha Arns Steiner, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR

Postdoctoral at ITA (2005) and IST Lisbon (2014). She worked at Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) from August 1978 to October 2010. Since February 2011, she has been working at PPGEPS/PUCPR. She has experience in Operational Research topics.

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Ferreira, J. C., & Steiner, M. T. A. (2022). A new approach to the bi-objective green vehicle routing problem: optimization in newspaper distribution. Exacta, 20(4), 996–1023. https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.2021.18447

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