The vehicle routing problem with multiple use of vehicles is a variant of the classical vehicle routing problem. It arises when each vehicle performs several routes during the workday due to strict time limits on route duration (e.g., when perishable goods are transported). The routes are...

Simulated Annealing -- Tabu Search -- Variable Neighborhood Search -- Scatter Search and Path-Relinking: Fundamentals, Advances, and Applications -- Genetic Algorithms -- A Modern Introduction to Memetic Algorithms -- Genetic Programming -- Ant Colony Optimization: Overview and Recent Advances...

The third edition of this handbook is designed to provide a broad coverage of the concepts, implementations, and applications in metaheuristics. The book’s chapters serve as stand-alone presentations giving both the necessary underpinnings as well as practical guides for implementation. The...