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The dial-a-ride problem: models and algorithms

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The Dial-a-Ride Problem (DARP) consists of designing vehicle routes and schedules for n users who specify pickup and delivery requests between origins and destinations. The aim is to plan a set of m minimum cost vehicle routes capable of accommodating as many users as possible, under a set of constraints. The most common example arises in door-to-door transportation for elderly or disabled people. The purpose of this article is to review the scientific literature on the DARP. The main features of the problem are described and a summary of the most important models and algorithms is provided.

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  1. Canada Research Chair in Logistics and Transportation and GERAD, HEC Montréal, 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada, H3T 2A7

    Jean-François Cordeau

  2. Canada Research Chair in Distribution Management and GERAD, HEC Montréal, 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada, H3T 2A7

    Gilbert Laporte

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This is an updated version of a paper that appeared in 4OR 1:89–101, 2003.

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Cordeau, JF., Laporte, G. The dial-a-ride problem: models and algorithms. Ann Oper Res 153, 29–46 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-007-0170-8

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