School Bus Routing: A Case Study of Wood Bridge School Complex, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

Authors

  • John Awuah Addor Polytechnic, Takoradi.
  • Samuel Kwame Amponsah Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi
  • Jonathan Annan - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi
  • Charles Sebil - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/ijbsr.v3i12.346

Keywords:

Ant Colony, Integer Programming, Metaheuristics, Vehicle Routing Problem, Travelling Salesman Problem.

Abstract

This research article presents a School Bus Routing Problem of Wood Bridge School Complex,Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. The problem was formulated as an Integer Programming Model and an Ant Colony Based Meta-heuristic for the Travelling Salesman Problem was used to solve the problem. Data on distances were collected and coded usingMatlab. Our proposed model revealed a tremendous improvement in the total route length by approximately 32%.

Author Biographies

  • John Awuah Addor, Polytechnic, Takoradi.
    Lecturer
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Takoradi
  • Samuel Kwame Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi
    Department of Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,


  • Jonathan Annan -, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi

    Lecturer

    Department of Information Systems and Decision Science-School of Business

    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi

  • Charles Sebil -, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi

    Lecturer

    Department of Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Published

2013-12-27

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Vol. 3 No. 12 (2013): December

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