This paper addresses the vehicle routing problem with time windows and stochastic demands (VRPTWSD). The problem is modeled as a two-stage stochastic program with recourse, in which routes are designed in the first st...
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This paper addresses the vehicle routing problem with time windows and stochastic demands (VRPTWSD). The problem is modeled as a two-stage stochastic program with recourse, in which routes are designed in the first stage and executed in the second. A failure occurs if the load of the vehicle is insufficient to meet the observed demand of a customer, implying recourse actions to recover feasibility. We consider the classical recourse policy where reactive trips to the depot are made in case of failures and a fixed rule-based recourse policy where, in addition, preventive trips are allowed. These recourse actions delay the vehicle and may cause further failures if the arrival times on the remaining customers of the planned route do not satisfy their time windows. An additional recourse action is used to service the customers whose time windows would be violated in the planned routes. We propose an integer l-shaped algorithm considering the mentioned recourse actions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first tailored exact approach for the VRPTWSD. Computational experiments using 112 benchmark in-stances evaluate the performance of this algorithm as well as the quality of the stochastic problem solu-tions. The results indicate significant savings in the solutions when using the fixed rule-based policy and round-trip recourse actions instead of the classical policy. Additionally, the algorithm performed better with the fixed rule-based policy, solving to optimality all instances with up to 34 customers, and taking less time on instances that were solved to optimality with both policies.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
This paper addresses an exact algorithm for vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery in which customer demands to be collected are stochastic. The problem is modeled as a two-stage stochastic prog...
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This paper addresses an exact algorithm for vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery in which customer demands to be collected are stochastic. The problem is modeled as a two-stage stochastic programming problem with recourse, in which routing decisions are made based on known delivery demand and deterministic expected pickup demand in the first stage and recourse actions are made in the second stage when stochastic pickup quantities have been revealed. However, failures happen when the load of the vehicle is insufficient to meet the observed pickup demand of a customer. Three recourse policies are proposed to help deal with the failures to proceed with the routing decisions in the first stage. The integer l-shaped algorithmic framework is used to solve this two-stage stochastic programming problems with recourse. Furthermore, effective lower bounding of the expected recourse cost of partial routes is designed for the three recourse policies, respectively. Computational experiments on the newly generated instances compare the performance of the integer l-shaped algorithm under the three recourse policies, and the conclusion is validated via numerous simulations. The effectiveness of the proposed lower bounding functionals is confirmed through reduced optimality gaps and lower computing times.
This paper examines the Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands (VRPSD), in which the actual demand of customers can only be realized upon arriving at the customer location. Under demand uncertainty, a planned...
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This paper examines the Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands (VRPSD), in which the actual demand of customers can only be realized upon arriving at the customer location. Under demand uncertainty, a planned route may fail at a specific customer when the observed demand exceeds the residual capacity. There are two ways to face such failure events, a vehicle can either execute a return trip to the depot at the failure location and refill the capacity and complete the split service, or in anticipation of potential failures perform a preventive return to the depot whenever the residual capacity falls below a threshold;overall, these return trips are called recourse actions. In the context of VRPSD, a recourse policy which schedules various recourse actions based on the visits planned beforehand on the route must be designed. An optimal recourse policy prescribes the cost-effective returns based on a set of optimal customer-specific thresholds. We propose an exact solution method to solve the multi-VRPSD under an optimal restocking policy. The integer l-shaped algorithm is adapted to solve the VRPSD in a branch-and-cut framework. To enhance the efficiency of the presented algorithm, severallower bounding schemes are developed to approximate the expected recourse cost. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
In this paper we consider the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands (VRPSD). We consider that customer demands are only revealed when a vehicle arrives at customer locations. Failures occur whenever the resi...
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In this paper we consider the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands (VRPSD). We consider that customer demands are only revealed when a vehicle arrives at customer locations. Failures occur whenever the residual capacity of the vehicle is insufficient to serve the observed demand of a customer. Such failures entail that recourse actions be taken to recover route feasibility. These recourse actions usually take the form of return trips to the depot, which can be either done in a reactive or proactive fashion. Over the years, there have been various policies defined to perform these recourse actions in either a static or a dynamic setting. In the present paper, we propose policies that better reflect the fixed operational rules that can be observed in practice and that also enable implementing preventive recourse actions. We define the considered operational rules and show how, for a planned route, these operational rules can be implemented using a fixed threshold-based policy to govern the recourse actions. An exact solution algorithm is developed to solve the VRPSD under the considered policies. Finally, we conduct an extensive computational study, which shows that significantly better solutions can be obtained when using the proposed policies compared with solving the problem under the classic recourse definition.
Wind energy is rapidly growing. While wind brings us clean and inexpensive energy, its inherent variability and uncertainty present challenges for the power grid. In particular, employing wind energy for power system ...
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Wind energy is rapidly growing. While wind brings us clean and inexpensive energy, its inherent variability and uncertainty present challenges for the power grid. In particular, employing wind energy for power system restoration is very challenging. A fast and reliable restoration plays a vital role to achieve the self-healing power grid. This paper develops a novel offline restoration planning tool for harnessing wind energy to enhance grid resilience. The wind-for-restoration problem is formulated as a stochastic mixed-integerlinear programming problem with generated wind energy scenarios. The problem is then decomposed into two stages and solved with the integer l-shaped algorithm. Numerical experiments have been conducted through different case studies using the modified IEEE 57-bus system. The developed tool can provide the scheduled wind power at each restoration time. The impact of wind energy is investigated from the aspects of location and inertia capability, as well as wind penetration, fluctuation, and uncertainty. Moreover, a dynamic response validation tool is developed to validate the results of optimization problem in a dynamic simulation software. Simulation results demonstrate that the optimal wind harnessing strategy can help improve system restoration process and enhance system resilience.
This paper considers a single-vehicle Dial-a-Ride Problem in which customers may experience stochastic delays at their pickup locations. If a customer is absent when the vehicle serves the pickup location, the request...
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This paper considers a single-vehicle Dial-a-Ride Problem in which customers may experience stochastic delays at their pickup locations. If a customer is absent when the vehicle serves the pickup location, the request is fulfilled by an alternative service (e.g., a taxi) whose cost is added to the total cost of the tour. In this case, the vehicle skips the corresponding delivery location, which yields a reduction in the total tour cost. The aim of the problem is to determine an a priori Hamiltonian tour minimizing the expected cost of the solution. This problem is solved by means of an integer l-shaped algorithm. Computational experiments show that the algorithm yields optimal solutions on several instances within reasonable CPU times. It is also shown that the actual cost of an optimal solution obtained with this algorithm can be significantly smaller than that of an optimal solution obtained with a deterministic formulation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Power outages cost American industries and businesses billions of dollars and jeopardize the lives of hospital patients. The losses can be greatly reduced with a fast, reliable, and flexible self-healing tool. This pa...
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Power outages cost American industries and businesses billions of dollars and jeopardize the lives of hospital patients. The losses can be greatly reduced with a fast, reliable, and flexible self-healing tool. This paper is aimed to tackle the challenging task of developing an adaptive restoration decision support system (RDSS). The proposed RDSS determines restoration actions both in planning and real-time phases and adapts to constantly changing system conditions. The comprehensive formulation encompasses practical constraints including ac power flow, dynamic reserve, and load modeling. The combinatorial problem is decomposed into a two-stage formulation solved by an integer l-shaped algorithm. The two stages are then executed online in the RDSS framework employing a sliding window method. The IEEE 39-bus system has been studied under normal and contingency conditions to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed online RDSS.
This paper describes an exact algorithm for a variant of the vehicle routing problem in which customer demands to be collected are stochastic. Demands are revealed upon the vehicle arrival at customer locations. As a ...
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This paper describes an exact algorithm for a variant of the vehicle routing problem in which customer demands to be collected are stochastic. Demands are revealed upon the vehicle arrival at customer locations. As a result, a vehicle may reach a customer and does not have sufficient capacity to collect the realized demand. Such a situation is referred to as a failure. In this paper the following recourse action is then applied when failure occurs: the vehicle returns to the depot to unload and resumes its planned route at the point of failure. The capacitated vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands (VRPSD) consists of minimizing the sum of the planned routes cost and of the expected recourse cost. The VRPSD is formulated as a two-stage stochastic programming model and solved by means of an integer l-shaped algorithm. This paper introduces three lower bounding functionals based on the generation of general partial routes, as well as an exact separation procedure to identify violated cuts. Extensive computational results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, as measured by a substantial reduction in the number of feasible solutions that have to be explicitly eliminated. This translates into a higher proportion of instances solved to optimality, reduced optimality gaps, and lower computing times. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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