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The Periodic Petrol Station Replenishment Problem: An Overview

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This paper focuses on the periodic aspects within the Petrol Station Replenishment Problem when defined on an extended planning horizon of t working days. It has the aim of surveying the scientific literature on this topic and giving an overview of the modeling issues, mathematical formulations, and solution approaches related to the Periodic Petrol Station Replenishment Problem (PPSRP).

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Triki, C., Al-Hinai, N. (2015). The Periodic Petrol Station Replenishment Problem: An Overview. In: Siddiqi, A., Manchanda, P., Bhardwaj, R. (eds) Mathematical Models, Methods and Applications. Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-973-8_8

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