Overview
Stop group service times
You will learn how to use the Service Groups option with a practical example.
In vehicle routing problems (VRPs), you sometimes need to account for the amount of extra time required to enter a building or a fenced area. This allows for a more realistic VRP model that includes more than just loading and unloading times. This information can be added to the model using the
ServiceGroups option.Example
The router example is used as a base, where routes are created to visit seven landmarks in Kyoto using two vehicles. This time, we define a service group of a few stops. In addition, we also use the
Shifts option to have ETA and ETD in the output.
service-groups-input
Save the following information in an
input.json file (see input and output for more information on working with input files).JSON
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{
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"stops": [
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{
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"id": "Fushimi Inari Taisha",
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"position": { "lon": 135.772695, "lat": 34.967146 }
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},
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{
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"id": "Kiyomizu-dera",
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"position": { "lon": 135.78506, "lat": 34.994857 }
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},
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{
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"id": "Nijō Castle",
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"position": { "lon": 135.748134, "lat": 35.014239 }
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},
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{
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"id": "Kyoto Imperial Palace",
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"position": { "lon": 135.762057, "lat": 35.025431 }
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},
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{
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"id": "Gionmachi",
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"position": { "lon": 135.775682, "lat": 35.002457 }
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},
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{
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"id": "Kinkaku-ji",
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"position": { "lon": 135.728898, "lat": 35.039705 }
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},
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{
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"id": "Arashiyama Bamboo Forest",
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"position": { "lon": 135.672009, "lat": 35.017209 }
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}
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],
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"vehicles": ["v1", "v2"],
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"service_groups": [
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{
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"group": ["Fushimi Inari Taisha", "Kiyomizu-dera", "Nijō Castle"],
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"duration": 900
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}
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],
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"shifts": [
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{
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"start": "2020-10-17T10:00:00-06:00"
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},
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{
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"start": "2020-10-17T12:00:00-06:00"
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}
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]
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}
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Code
The following program uses the CLI Runner to obtain a solution and requires access to the Nextmv code repository on GitHub. To request access, please contact [email protected].
To proceed with running the example, create a
main.go file and use the code snippet below.Go
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package main
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import (
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"github.com/nextmv-io/code/engines/route"
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"github.com/nextmv-io/code/hop/run/cli"
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"github.com/nextmv-io/code/hop/solve"
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)
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// Struct to read from JSON in.
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type input struct {
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Stops []route.Stop `json:"stops,omitempty"`
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Vehicles []string `json:"vehicles,omitempty"`
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ServiceGroups []route.ServiceGroup `json:"service_groups,omitempty"`
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Shifts []route.TimeWindow `json:"shifts,omitempty"`
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}
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// Use the CLI runner to solve a Vehicle Routing Problem.
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func main() {
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f := func(i input, opt solve.Options) (solve.Solver, error) {
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router, err := route.NewRouter(
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i.Stops,
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i.Vehicles,
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route.ServiceGroups(i.ServiceGroups),
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route.Shifts(i.Shifts),
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)
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if err != nil {
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return nil, err
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}
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return router.Solver(opt)
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}
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cli.Run(f)
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}
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To execute the example, specify the path to the
input.json file using command-line flags and use jq to extract the solution state (see runners for more information on building and running programs).Bash
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go run main.go -hop.runner.input.path input.json | jq .state
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Solution
The solution should look similar to this one:
JSON
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{
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"unassigned": [],
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"vehicles": [
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{
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"id": "v1",
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"route": [
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{
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"id": "Fushimi Inari Taisha",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.772695,
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"lat": 34.967146
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T10:00:00-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T10:15:00-06:00"
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},
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{
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"id": "Kiyomizu-dera",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.78506,
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"lat": 34.994857
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T10:20:28-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T10:20:28-06:00"
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},
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{
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"id": "Gionmachi",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.775682,
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"lat": 35.002457
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T10:22:28-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T10:22:28-06:00"
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},
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{
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"id": "Kyoto Imperial Palace",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.762057,
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"lat": 35.025431
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T10:27:12-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T10:27:12-06:00"
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},
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{
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"id": "Nijō Castle",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.748134,
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"lat": 35.014239
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T10:30:10-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T10:45:10-06:00"
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},
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{
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"id": "Kinkaku-ji",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.728898,
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"lat": 35.039705
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T10:50:43-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T10:50:43-06:00"
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}
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],
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"route_duration": 3042
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},
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{
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"id": "v2",
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"route": [
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{
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"id": "Arashiyama Bamboo Forest",
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"position": {
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"lon": 135.672009,
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"lat": 35.017209
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},
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"estimated_arrival": "2020-10-17T12:00:00-06:00",
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"estimated_departure": "2020-10-17T12:00:00-06:00"
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}
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],
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"route_duration": 0
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}
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]
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}
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The estimated arrival and departure of the stops show that for the stops
Fushimi Inari Taisha and Kiyomizu-dera the service time has been applied only once for both stops, because they were approached as one group. Also, the service time was applied to Nijō Castle again, since it was approached as an isolated stop.
service-groups-output
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