Cluster for Operations Research and Logistics (CORAL) is offering a PhD course on Applications of Vehicle Routing from 20-24 August 2012 at Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences.

Effective and efficient route planning for vehicles that transport goods or provide a service is a key element of modern logistics. Good vehicle routing can make a significant difference to the cost of the operation, but cost is not the only consideration in practical vehicle routing situations. Issues such as customer service constraints, legislation on driver hours, environmental considerations and loading restrictions must also be addressed in order to produce a solution that is practical as well as economic.

The aim of this course will be to consider the issues relevant to the operation of vehicle fleets today and to discuss the most effective ways to model them. The course will also address algorithmic issues for finding solutions to the models that are built, covering both exact and heuristic approaches.

The course is equivalent to 5 ECTS points.

Two useful books to accompany the course are:

Paulo Toth & Daniele Vigo, editors (2002)  The Vehicle Routing Problem, SIAM Monographs on Discrete Mathematics and Applications ISBN 0-89871-498-2.

M. Dror, editor (2000) Arc Routing:Theory, Solutions and Applications. Kluwer, Boston. ISBN 0-7923-7898-9.

Lecturer

Professor Richard Eglese, Lancaster University Management School
http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/mansci/profiles/richard-eglese/

When and where

The course will take place from Monday 20 August - Friday 24 August 2012 in room M210 at Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark. Lectures will begin at 9.00 and end at approx. 17.00 (13.00 on the last day).

Participation fee

The participation fee is DKK 2500 (EUR 350) and covers tuition, lunches and coffee breaks as well as a course dinner.

Participation is limited and we therefore accept registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register no later than 8 August 2012 to Susanne Christensen, sla@asb.dk

Accommodation and travel

Unfortunately, there is no accommodation on campus. Use the links below for more information on accommodation and travel.

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Contact

Cluster for Operations Research and Logistics (CORAL)
Department of Economics and Business

Academic organiser:
Jens Lysgaard
lys@asb.dk

Administrative organiser:
Susanne Christensen
sla@asb.dk