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International Journal of Forest Engineering Volume 34, 2023 - Issue 2
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Planning methods and decision support systems in vehicle routing problems for timber transportation: a review

Jean-François Audya Department of Management, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada;b FORAC Research Consortium & Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Quebec City, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mikael Rönnqvistb FORAC Research Consortium & Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Quebec City, QC, Canada;c Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Sophie D’Amoursb FORAC Research Consortium & Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Quebec City, QC, Canada;c Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Ala-Eddine Yahiaouib FORAC Research Consortium & Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Quebec City, QC, Canada;c Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Pages 143-167 | Received 02 Dec 2021, Accepted 25 Oct 2022, Published online: 10 Dec 2022
 
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ABSTRACT

In the forest industry, transportation accounts for a significant part of the operational costs. Reducing transportation costs through advanced planning and improved efficiency has motivated considerable research efforts. A substantial part of the research has been devoted to planning methodology and decision support systems development to solve large complex vehicle routing problems in forest timber or roundwood transportation. This paper reviews the scientific contributions to timber transportation vehicle routing planning methodologies and decision support systems used in case studies found in the literature. The challenges of their deployment are discussed and future research opportunities are presented. Vehicle routing problems in timber transportation differ from general vehicle routing problems in many aspects. This paper also describes the industrial context, in which various timber transportation vehicle routing problems (TTVRPs) are intrinsic. Several attributes are identified that characterize the TTVRPs, for which various planning and solution methodologies have been implemented.

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Timber Truck Transportation in the 21st Century

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