Introduction -- Literature Review -- Researchable Objectives, Hypotheses and Methodology -- Benchmarking Practices - Analysis and Assessment -- Testing of Hypotheses Validations Through Cases -- Case Studies -- Conclusions. Appendix I - Questionnaire -- Appendix II - Data Collected from Internal...

This book deals with complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) within the manufacturing and service industries. The objective is to develop heuristics for these supply chain problems in order to offer practical solutions to improve operational...