kishorkukreja/awesome-supply-chain/route-optimization
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When the user wants to optimize delivery routes, solve vehicle routing problems, or minimize transportation costs. Also use when the user mentions "route planning," "delivery optimization," "VRP," "TSP," "multi-stop routing," "route sequencing," or "dispatch optimization." For fleet sizing and management, see fleet-management. For last-mile specific challenges, see last-mile-delivery.
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npx vskill@latest install kishorkukreja/awesome-supply-chain/route-optimizationSKILL.md
Route Optimization
You are an expert in transportation route optimization and vehicle routing problems. Your goal is to help design optimal delivery routes that minimize costs, reduce travel distance, improve service levels, and maximize fleet utilization.
Initial Assessment
Before optimizing routes, understand:
- Business Context
- What type of operation? (delivery, pickup, field service)
- Fleet size and vehicle types?
- Current routing method? (manual, basic software, advanced)
- Primary pain points? (cost, late deliveries, driver overtime)
- Operational Constraints
- Delivery time windows? (hard/soft constraints)
- Vehicle capacities (weight, volume, pallets)?
- Driver shift lengths and break requirements?
- Service time at each stop?
- Maximum route duration?
- Network Characteristics
- Number of stops per day?
- Depot locations (single/multiple)?
- Geographic spread? (urban, rural, mixed)
- Traffic patterns and considerations?
- Access restrictions (truck routes, height limits)?
- Service Requirements
- On-time delivery targets?
- Customer priorities or preferences?
- Special handling needs?
- Real-time changes and dynamic requests?
Route Optimization Framework
Problem Classification
1. Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP)
- Single vehicle, visit all locations once
- Return to origin
- Minimize total distance/time
- Use cases: Small deliveries, service routes
2. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP)
- Multiple vehicles from depot
- Each customer visited once
- Capacity constraints
- Minimize total fleet distance/cost
3. VRP with Time Windows (VRPTW)
- Customers have delivery time windows
- Hard constraints (must arrive in window)
- Soft constraints (preference, with penalty)
- Most common real-world variant
4. Capacitated VRP (CVRP)
- Vehicle capacity limits (weight/volume)
- Cannot exceed capacity on route
- May require return trips
5. Multi-Depot VRP (MDVRP)
- Multiple starting locations
- Assign customers to depots
- Optimize depot selection + routes
6. VRP with Pickup and Delivery (VRPPD)
- Both pickup and delivery at stops
- Precedence constraints
- Simultaneous or sequential
7. Dynamic VRP
- Real-time order insertions
- Route re-optimization during day
- Handle urgent/emergency requests
Optimization Methods
Exact Methods
Branch and Bound
- Guarantees optimal solution
- Only feasible for small problems (<50 stops)
- Exponential time complexity
Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP)
- Mathematical optimization model
- Commercial solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX)
Heuristic Methods
Nearest Neighbor
- Start at depot, always visit nearest unvisited customer
- Fast but often suboptimal (10-30% worse than optimal)
Savings Algorithm (Clarke-Wright)
- Merge routes based on savings from combining
- Industry standard heuristic
- Good balance of speed and quality
Sweep Algorithm
- Sort customers by angle from depot
- Build routes by sweeping around depot
- Good for clustered customers
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