Abstract:
In introdusing and designing innovative
solutions to the problems related to transportation and
distribution systems is a contemporary area in logistics.
The ultimate objective of this paper is to initiate a thought
provoking discusion on Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP)
along with its modifications or changes which
incorporates recent model developments and
improvements. Both in operational research and
computer science, VRP is a combinatorial optimization
issue researched at length. Capacitated Vehicle Routing
Problem (CVRP), Vehicle Routing Problem with Time
Windows (VRPTW), Vehicle Routing Problem with MultiDepot (MDVRP) and other variants are integral
components of VRP. In recent times, the areas of VRP
categorization has been further discussed, the common
constraints have been summarized and model algorithms
have been developed. In toto the future model
implications of VRP are analyzed and further, it is
predicted that the Intelligent Vehicle Routing Problem
and Intelligent Heuristic Algorithm would be an
important arena of future researches
