@inproceedings{c00970afb67d4e7a892598566809ffd0,
title = "Solving multi-modal and uni-modal transportation problems through TIMIPlan",
abstract = "The goal of this paper is to describe TIMIPlan, an application that solves the multimodal and uni-modal transportation problems of one of the largest Spanish transportation companies. The first problem, related to multi-modal transportation, reflects the combination of at least two modes of transport in a single transport chain, without change of container for the goods. In this paper we describe a hybrid algorithm, combining Linear Programming and Automated Planning, to tackle the multi-modal transportation problem exploiting the benefits of both kinds of techniques. The second problem refers to a common uni-modal transportation problem: the delivering of goods from a central depot to consumers with time windows, and where only the road transport mode is used. This is the well-known Vehicle Routing Transportation Problem with Time Windows (VRTPTW). In this paper we describe an ant colony optimization approach used to solve the VRTPTW.",
keywords = "Ant Colony Optimization, Automated Planning, Linear programming, Multi-modal transport, VRTPTW",
author = "Javier Garc{\'i}a and Alvaro Torralba and {\'A}ngel Garc{\'i}a-Olaya and Fl{\'o}rez, {Jos{\'e} E.} and Daniel Borrajo",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.3182/20120912-3-BG-2031.00041",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783902823137",
series = "IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)",
publisher = "IFAC Secretariat",
number = "24",
pages = "203--208",
booktitle = "Control in Transportation Systems 2012 - Preprints of the 13th IFAC Symposium CTS 2012",
edition = "24",
note = "13th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems, CTS 2012 ; Conference date: 12-09-2012 Through 14-09-2012",
}