| Article ID: | iaor19931411 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Start Page Number: | 3 |
| End Page Number: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | May 1991 |
| Journal: | Belgian Journal of Operations Research, Statistics and Computer Science |
| Authors: | Gelders Ludo F., Cattrysse Dirk G. |
| Keywords: | urban affairs |
This paper deals with the waste collection in the N.E. area of Brussels. It summarizes a study carried out as a master’s thesis project. Until now the collection scheme was based upon experience. Management felt that a more normative and systematic approach was needed. This paper discusses the modelling of the real-life problem based on the capacitated arc routing problem. The solution approach is based on the path scanning algorithm. The problem solver was coded in Pascal and linked with dBase-files which contain all information on the collection area. A reduction of approximately 15% in distance travelled was achieved.