In this dissertation, a new problem coined vehicle routing problem with worker and vehicle synchronization (VRPWVS) is presented, inspired by the problem setting of a ground handling company at Munich International Airport. The VRPWVS deals with routing workers to jobs while meeting each job’s time window and skill requirement. Workers use vehicles to travel between jobs, requiring movement synchronization. From the application angle, a mathematical model and a hybrid metaheuristic are proposed. From the theoretical angle, two multi-commodity flow formulations and a branch-and-price heuristic are developed.
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In this dissertation, a new problem coined vehicle routing problem with worker and vehicle synchronization (VRPWVS) is presented, inspired by the problem setting of a ground handling company at Munich International Airport. The VRPWVS deals with routing workers to jobs while meeting each job’s time window and skill requirement. Workers use vehicles to travel between jobs, requiring movement synchronization. From the application angle, a mathematical model and a hybrid metaheuristic are proposed....
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