| Article ID: | iaor20113906 |
| Volume: | 212 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 69 |
| End Page Number: | 73 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Rustem Ber, Papadakos Nikolaos, Tzallas-Regas George, Thoms Joanne |
| Keywords: | risk, vehicle routing & scheduling, quality & reliability |
In this paper we introduce a methodology for optimizing the expected cost of routing a single vehicle which has a probability of breaking down or failing to complete some of its tasks. More specifically, a calculus is devised for finding the optimal order in which each site should be visited.