Abstract
The classical two-echelon vehicle routing problem (2E-VRP) has commodities transported from depots to intermediate facilities and then delivered to customers from these facilities. In this study, we consider another type of 2E-VRP, in which vehicles from both echelons can be used for home delivery. We also present a sustainable model, which considers customers' preferred delivery locations, economic and environmental costs. Also, we present a meta-heuristic algorithm to solve real-world size instances in a timely manner. The computational results demonstrate that the proposed solution method can effectively solve small instances with a minimal gap when compared to an exact solver, and it can also handle large instances in a timely manner.
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