The vehicle routing problem with multiple depots (MDVRP) in supply chain

The vehicle routing problem (VRP) is one of the most studied problems in the field of optimization and operations research. In this comparison, we present a few studies on the multiple depot vehicle routing problem (MDVRP). This comparison considers several variants : time windows, split delivery, heterogeneous fleet, periodic deliveries, and pick-up and delivery. It also classifies the approaches according to the single or multiple objectives that are optimized.