The stochastics vehicle routing problem: state of the art

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Elsa Cristina González La Rotta
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7054-5386
Oswaldo González Yazo
Mauricio Becerra Fernández
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1060-2198

Abstract

This article presents a literature review of the Stochastic Vehicle Routing Problem SVRP. Despite the recent attention to the problems of routing and the existing variety of studies in this regard, in this research we emphasize a special typology, which account for one or multiple parameters of a probabilistic or stochastic nature. The rigorous revision of the state of the art was conducted using science direct, ebsco and google scholar databases. Considering a time window of the last 10 years, and classifying
the results, allowed us to establish a particular conceptualization for this types of routing problems, their classifications and solution methods. This constitutes a tool of great help for those researching on the subject, as it facilitates the understanding of the modelling approaches and solution methods. As a main conclusion, due to the complexity of svrp solutions, there are less results and applications that contemplate this type of formulations, as opposed to those contemplating deterministic parameters. Offering a wide field for future research in the field. 

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