Advanced planning concepts like dynamic assignment of dismantlers to logistic service providers are analyzed by a simulation model. In this model, we periodically solve a vehicle routing problem to gain insight in the long-term performance of the system. The vehicle routing problem considered is a multi depot pickup and delivery problem with alternative delivery locations. We solve this problem with a heuristic based on route generation and set partitioning. .H\ZRUGV 5HYHUVH ORJLVWLFV &ORVHGORRS VXSSO\ FKDLQ PDQDJHPHQW 9HKLFOH URXWLQJ 6HW SDUWLWLRQLQJ 'LVWULEXWLRQ SODQQLQJ-(/FRGH C61, M11, R4 ,QWURGXFWLRQ Concern for environment has led to EU legislation for the recovery and discarding of products. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM), as the creator of the products, is responsible and pays for the reverse chain activities. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is the starting point for all EU legislation on endof-life waste (Spicer and Johnson, 2004). EPR extends the responsibility of the producer towards the whole life cycle, including end-of-life disposal. The EU directive formulates goals. The way the EPR is implemented is left to the member states. In this paper we address a container case of the national Dutch auto recycling system. In this case we analyze new route planning concepts based on central planning.
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