C.H. Robinson Uses Heuristics to Solve Rich Vehicle Routing Problems

We consider a broad family of vehicle routing problem variants with many complex and practical constraints, known as rich problems, which are faced on daily basis by C.H. Robinson (CHR). Because CHR has customers, each distinct requirements, various problems different objectives constraints must be solved. propose novel framework for solving we demonstrate is effective in variety problems. This framework, along simple user interface, been wrapped into new module integrated the company’s transportation planning execution technology platform. Since its implementation, this outperformed previously used third-party technologies at CHR, significantly reduced setup times, improved users’ productivity well customer outcomes.