Research Article

Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Fresh Food Distribution without Quality Loss by Delivery Route Optimization

Table 2

40 delivery locations with 10 delivery vehicles.

AlgorithmRoute no.Route travelledNumber of storesDistance travelled (Km)Travelling time (mins)

Artificial bee colony (ABC)R1S-3-26-9-S35.2342
R2S-8-21-35-19-2-S56.5261
R3S-18-4-23-30-S45.8946
R4S-25-5-7-32-39-31-17-S711.393
R5S-12-36-6-S35.4438
R6S-11-40-S24.3431
R7S-1-15-20-29-S45.9151
R8S-22-10-38-S35.2942
R9S-14-24-13-37-S45.8848
R10S-16-28-33-34-27-S56.658

Cuckoo search (CS)R1S-9-19-32-S34.9841
R2S-1-10-7-26-S46.1167
R3S-28-21-14-8-2-S56.7373
R4S-11-5-18-23-29-30-38-S712.8101
R5S-17-36-40-S34.9945
R6S-31-13-25-S35.5558
R7S-16-22-37-S36.0163
R8S-12-39-33-S35.9755
R9S-24-34-3-6-S45.8860
R10S-4-20-15-35-27-S56.8284