Gajpal, Yuvraj; Abad, P.L. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 196 (2009) 1, pp. 102-117
The vehicle routing problem with backhaul (VRPB) is an extension of the capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP). In VRPB, there are linehaul as well as backhaul customers. The number of vehicles is considered to be fixed and deliveries for linehaul customers must be made before any pickups...