Development of Vehicle Routing model in urban Solid Waste Management system under periodic variation: A case study

摘要

Collection cost of municipal solid waste constitutes the maximum portion in fund allocated for waste management. It can be minimized by taking the proper strategic decisions regarding the vehicle routing of collection vehicles. In this study, collection routes have been identified for 15 wards of Bilaspur city, India. A daily variation in waste generation from different sources has been considered. Constraints on a number of vehicles, routes and vehicle capacity were considered for the routing of vehicles. The Clark and Wright algorithm has been applied to find the optimal route of the vehicle. The network analyst tool set available in ArcGIS was used to find the optimized route for solid waste collection considering all the required parameters. The study also demonstrates the significant cost and carbon reductions that can be obtained due to the proper routing of the vehicle.