We introduce, model and solve to optimality a rich multi-product, multi-period and multi-compartment vehicle routing problem with a required compartment cleaning activity. This real-life application arises in the olive oil collection process in Tunisia, where regional collection offices dispose...

Inventory-routing problems (IRP) combine inventory control and vehicle routing, effectively optimizing inventory and replenishment decisions over several periods at a centralized level. In this paper we provide an exact formulation which includes several well-known valid inequalities for some...