| Article ID: | iaor20071836 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 70 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 373 |
| End Page Number: | 381 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Journal: | Journal of Food Engineering |
| Authors: | Kiranoudis C.T., Prindezis N. |
| Keywords: | vehicle routing & scheduling, supply & supply chains, artificial intelligence: decision support |
This paper presents an Internet-Based Logistics Management System to coordinate and disseminate tasks and related information for solving the heterogeneous vehicle routing problem using appropriate metaheuristic techniques, for use in enterprise chain networks. Its architecture involves a JAVA Web applet equipped with interactive communication capabilities between peripheral software tools. The system was developed in distributed software fashion technology for all computer platforms utilizing a Web browser, focusing on the detailed road network of Athens and the needs of the Athens Central Food Market enterprises.