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The problem of routing a fleet of fishing vessels to carry out some predefined catching tasks is an important part of a hierarchical planning approach to the overall production planning of a fishing enterprise. This paper gives a mathematical formulation of this problem and introduces heuristic algorithms for its solution. We show that it is possible to quickly obtain solutions for realistic sized problems and that these solutions are very close to optimal. Some implications alternative routing problems for the hierarchical planning process are discussed.
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Gunn, E.A., Millar, H.H. (1990). Dispatching Fishing Trawlers to Meet Defined Tactical Requirements. In: Rodrigues, A.G. (eds) Operations Research and Management in Fishing. NATO ASI Series, vol 189. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3280-0_4
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