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ADAPTING JSPRIT FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM WITH RECHARGING: IMPLEMENTATION AND BENCHMARK

DOI: 10.7708/ijtte2022.12(3).04


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Author(s)

Ayman Mahmoud - Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Génie Industriel, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France -

Tarek Chouaki - Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Génie Industriel, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France & Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX, Palaiseau 91120, France -

Sebastian Hörl - Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX, Palaiseau 91120, France -

Jakob Puchinger - Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Génie Industriel, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France & Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX, Palaiseau 91120, France -


Abstract

This article presents our adaptation of the Ruin-and-Recreate (R&R) algorithm to solve the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and multiple trips. We implement this adaptation in JSprit, an open-source vehicle routing problem solver. We showcase the framework for a case study in Lyon, France. In the case study, we assess the efficiency impact of adding charging constraints to a simulation of a fleet of autonomous delivery robots. The framework is tested on benchmark instances and compared with results from literature.


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Acknowledgements:

The code related to the experiments presented in this paper can be obtained from the authors, and the detailed results with the sensitivity analysis can be shared upon request.
This paper presents work developed at IRT SystemX in the scope of the project LEAD, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 861598. This work has also received funding from the Région Île-de-France within the frame of the Future Cities Lab. The content of this paper does not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in this paper lies entirely with the authors.


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