@article { ISI:000337796300005, title = {Ant Colony Algorithm for the Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem in Large Quantities by a Heterogeneous Fleet of Vehicles}, journal = {INFOR}, volume = {51}, number = {1, SI}, year = {2013}, month = {FEB}, pages = {31-40}, abstract = {This article describes a heuristic method based on an ant colony algorithm for the multi-depot vehicle routing problem in large quantities by a heterogeneous fleet of vehicles. Test results on different problem instances are presented and compared with those obtained by CPLEX and by a previous constructive heuristic.}, issn = {0315-5986}, doi = {10.3138/infor.51.1.31}, author = {Benslimane, Mohammed Taha and Benadada, Youssef} }