Research Article

A Hybrid Simulated Annealing Heuristic for Multistage Heterogeneous Fleet Scheduling with Fleet Sizing Decisions

Table 1

Performance for CPLEX, GHP, and HSAH applied to small size problem with no time limit imposed.

Problem size (freight terminal × vehicle types × time period)CPLEXGHPHSAH
OSCPU timeOFVCPU timeRATGAPOFVCPU timeRATGAP
(RMB)(second)(RMB)(second)(%)(second)(RMB)(second)(%)(second)

219586214.516589413.624.45200.919947333.69.16180.9
225465235.718475915.718.05220.020948437.57.09198.2
230187356.216302813.929.18342.319058336.617.21319.6
246586248.319032421.622.82226.722475645.68.85202.7
250829321.218620625.825.76295.420857350.416.85270.8
276585314.520147823.127.16291.423585955.614.72258.9