Application to Thessaloniki

The algorithms that are initially proposed to be tested and compared for the Thessaloniki case study are as follows  

A set of benchmarks have been used for testing the efficiency of the algorithms, as proposed in Marinakis [MAR 09] and Bielh et al. [BIE 11]. A set of equivalent VRP benchmarks [TSP 95] have been used for evaluating the performance of the three proposed algorithms. The results are given in Table 18.2. 

In all cases the genetic algorithm performed better, presenting a reduction of 10-20% in most of the indicators in relation to the other algorithms. In the safety aspect, 

This chapter is an extract of the wider research that was realized within the SAFEWAY2SCHOOL EU Project, concerning the safely and security of children s transportation to and from school, following a holistic approach that covers the transportation from door (home) to door (school). 

In SAFEWAY2SCHOOL we have followed an approach that first of all splits the SBRP in to three separated ones and also focused at the safety perspective of it. 

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