The problem considered in this paper is a real world problem. It concerns the management of the deliveries of coal to the several plants of a coke industry firm in order to meet the demand of several clients at minimal purchasing, transportation and production cost. The problem is solved using a...

The vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand (VRPSD) is one of the most important problems in distribution and transportation. The classical models for the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand are the chance-constrained model and the penalty model. This paper proposes the hybrid...