Multiple Postmen Problems- Fundamentals and New Algorithms - Softcover

Ahr, Dino

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3836444968 ISBN 13: 9783836444965

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K., 2007

Synopsis

The effective management of transportation resources can reduce the expenses of an organization significantly. For these reasons the study of routing problems has been an important area of operations research for the last fifty years, and its significance is still growing with the increasing numbers of companies and organizations that have to deal with transport activities. This book deals with a major subclass of routing problems, so called postman problems, where services have to be performed along streets, e.g., postal service, waste collection or street cleaning activities. The introductory part of the book gives a comprehensive survey to routing problems. The main part of the book is dedicated to an in-depth treatment of postman problems with multiple postmen. The author presents fundamental and well known methods as well as new algorithms to attack these problems effectively. This book is valuable for mathematicians, computer scientists and economists who have to solve multiple postmen problems in theory and practice.

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Multiple Postmen Problems The effective management of transportation resources can reduce the expenses of an organization significantly. For these reasons the study of routing problems has been an important area of operations research for the last fifty years, and its significance is still growing with the increasing numbers of companies and organizations that have to deal with transport activities. This book deals with a ... Full description

About the Author

Studies of Computer Science and Operations Research at the University of Bonn, Research Associate at Fraunhofer Institute of Algorithms and Scientific Computing, St. Augustin, Research Associate at the Department of Computer Science, University of Heidelberg, Software Engineer at sd&m AG, Munich.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3836444968
• ISBN 13: 9783836444965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220