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Local search in routing problems with time windows

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We develop local search algorithms for routing problems with time windows. The presented algorithms are based on thek-interchange concept. The presence of time windows introduces feasibility constraints, the checking of which normally requires O(N) time. Our method reduces this checking effort to O(1) time. We also consider the problem of finding initial solutions. A complexity result is given and an insertion heuristic is described.

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  1. Department of Operations Research and System Theory, Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science, Kruislaan 413, NL-1098 SJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    M. W. P. Savelsbergh

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Savelsbergh, M.W.P. Local search in routing problems with time windows. Ann Oper Res 4, 285–305 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02022044

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