We study Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problems (CVRPs) in which the client demands occur over time and the collector or distributor performing the service can decide when to visit the clients. It has been reported in the literature that postponement of collection (or delivery) services may...

Purpose: To understand how users of online marketplaces process market signals in their decision making and whether this depends on if the good is of high or low involvement. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a mixed methods approach. Study 1 draws on an analysis of interviews with...

The Multi-Compartment Vehicle Routing Problem involves clients with a demand for different products and vehicles with several compartments to co-transport these commodities. We present a local search procedure that explores well-known moves (2-opt, cross, exchange, relocate), and exploits the...