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This study aims to integrate production planning with vehicle routing to optimize logistics operations.

AI-enhanced integration of production planning and vehicle routing in logistics operations: a hybrid metaheuristic framework

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Hybrid algorithms improve operational efficiency in logistics and vehicle routing, indicating benefits for supply chains.

This study aims to integrate production planning with vehicle routing to optimize logistics operations.
Developed a mixed integer programming model
Created constructive and neighborhood search heuristics for solutions
Implemented a machine learning mechanism to select heuristics
Introduced randomized variable neighborhood descent and hybrid PPO frameworks
Proposed methods outperform existing approaches in logistics integration
Demonstrated effective solutions for optimizing operational efficiency
Showed adaptability across different logistics settings

Araujo et al. (2026) studied this question.

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