This paper proposes a dynamic vehicle routing problem (DVRP) model with nonstationary stochastic travel times under traffic congestion. Depending on the traffic conditions, the travel time between two nodes, particularly in a city, may not be proportional to distance and changes both dynamically and stochastically over time. Considering this environment, we propose a Markov decision process model to solve this problem and adopt a rollout-based approach to the solution, using approximate dynamic programming to avoid the curse of dimensionality. We also investigate how to estimate the probability distribution of travel times of arcs which, reflecting reality, are considered to consist of multiple road segments. Experiments are conducted using a real-world problem faced by Singapore logistics/delivery company and authentic road traffic information.


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    Title :

    Solving the Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem Under Traffic Congestion


    Contributors:
    Kim, Gitae (author) / Ong, Yew Soon (author) / Cheong, Taesu (author) / Tan, Puay Siew (author)


    Publication date :

    2016-08-01


    Size :

    3591346 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English