Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Lineback: VRP with backhauls

Lineback addresses the "Vehicle Routing with Backhauls" problem. The software is used in several courses at Georgia Tech.

Capabilities: VRP with backhauls
Author: Marc Goetschalckx
License: contact author
Platform requirements: Microsoft Windows
User-modifiable: no

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

We are rural development organisation in India. We are looking for a software which can optimise the routes that procure milk from several villages and bring it to the nearest dairy for processing.Can we have the LINEBACK SOFTWARE?

big mike said...

I did not write Lineback. For info about obtaining Lineback and related costs, contact the software author by clicking on the link in the article.

It sounds like your problem is relatively straightforward. The nearest university might be able to help (look for the Industrial Engineeering Department or Operations Research Department).

I will post some links to free VRP software within the next couple of months.

big mike said...

Subir - If you need further help, feel free to contact me by email: mhcole@mac.com.

Much of my university research is related to rural transportation and logistics.