Vehicle routing for a mid-day meal delivery distribution system

Vehicle routing for a mid-day meal delivery distribution system

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This paper considers the distribution system of a school feeding program (mid-day meals), wherein a set of delivery vehicles transfer cooked food from a kitchen facility to various schools within a specified Neff D85IBE1S0B Chimney Cooker Hood A Energy Rating Black delivery deadline.The food is required to be delivered before the lunch period, which is consistent across all the schools.A delay in food delivery can deprive students of their lunch, and, therefore, designing the vehicle routes for such distribution systems and maintaining a strict delivery deadline becomes critical.The resultant problem is identified as a vehicle routing problem with a common due date (VRPCDD).We provide a formulation for the VRPCDD and thereby focus on Glider suggesting solution methods.

In addition, we also demonstrate the practical application of VRPCDD by focusing on a real-life problem of a mid-day meal provider operating in the Chhattisgarh province of India.