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Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches

The growing field of humanitarian operations is driven by frequent events of disasters seen in the world today. Within this field, Operations Research (OR) plays a critical role in alleviating the suffering of victims that are impacted by disasters. This paper focuses on the branch of a well-known O...

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Main Authors: Anuar, Wadi Khalid, Lee, Lai Soon, Pickl, Stefan, Seow, Hsin Vonn
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Published: MDPI 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93539/
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2
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spelling my.upm.eprints.935392024-01-22T06:59:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93539/ Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches Anuar, Wadi Khalid Lee, Lai Soon Pickl, Stefan Seow, Hsin Vonn The growing field of humanitarian operations is driven by frequent events of disasters seen in the world today. Within this field, Operations Research (OR) plays a critical role in alleviating the suffering of victims that are impacted by disasters. This paper focuses on the branch of a well-known OR problem, known as the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), within the selected scope of humanitarian operations. A total of 123 papers of the last decade are reviewed and classified under the humanitarian operations of supply and delivery, evacuation as well as rescue operations. Besides specific disaster management phases and disaster types, various modelling challenges are highlighted, hinting towards a richer and more complex VRP seen under selected model characteristic classifications. Furthermore, established solution approaches, including hybrid solutions, are highlighted and classified, discussing how they are applied in the context of these humanitarian operations. The inclusion of a machine learning solution approach under the same classification is proposed. Finally, the trend and future outlook of VRP for the suggested humanitarian operations are discussed and highlighted. MDPI 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed Anuar, Wadi Khalid and Lee, Lai Soon and Pickl, Stefan and Seow, Hsin Vonn (2021) Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches. Applied Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 1-70. ISSN 2076-3417 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2 10.3390/app11020667
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description The growing field of humanitarian operations is driven by frequent events of disasters seen in the world today. Within this field, Operations Research (OR) plays a critical role in alleviating the suffering of victims that are impacted by disasters. This paper focuses on the branch of a well-known OR problem, known as the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), within the selected scope of humanitarian operations. A total of 123 papers of the last decade are reviewed and classified under the humanitarian operations of supply and delivery, evacuation as well as rescue operations. Besides specific disaster management phases and disaster types, various modelling challenges are highlighted, hinting towards a richer and more complex VRP seen under selected model characteristic classifications. Furthermore, established solution approaches, including hybrid solutions, are highlighted and classified, discussing how they are applied in the context of these humanitarian operations. The inclusion of a machine learning solution approach under the same classification is proposed. Finally, the trend and future outlook of VRP for the suggested humanitarian operations are discussed and highlighted.
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author Anuar, Wadi Khalid
Lee, Lai Soon
Pickl, Stefan
Seow, Hsin Vonn
spellingShingle Anuar, Wadi Khalid
Lee, Lai Soon
Pickl, Stefan
Seow, Hsin Vonn
Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
author_facet Anuar, Wadi Khalid
Lee, Lai Soon
Pickl, Stefan
Seow, Hsin Vonn
author_sort Anuar, Wadi Khalid
title Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
title_short Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
title_full Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
title_fullStr Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
title_full_unstemmed Vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
title_sort vehicle routing optimisation in humanitarian operations: a survey on modelling and optimisation approaches
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93539/
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