%A You Zhou, Lecheng Sun, Xu Zhou, Milan Parmar, and Liupu Wang %T An Improved Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Vehicle Scheduling for Relief Efforts %0 Journal Article %D 2019 %J Int J Performability Eng %R 10.23940/ijpe.19.09.p8.23562363 %P 2356-2363 %V 15 %N 9 %U {https://www.ijpe-online.com/CN/abstract/article_4223.shtml} %8 2019-09-30 %X The vehicle scheduling problem is a typical multi-objective optimization problem. It is a core logistics dispatching problem and the key to realize system optimization. Optimizing vehicle scheduling for relief efforts has important practical significance and can be applied to a broader range of applications. Compared with other vehicle scheduling problems, vehicle optimal scheduling for relief efforts is mostly used to perform spot delivery or security tasks. In this paper, we propose an improved genetic algorithm and apply it to solve the vehicle scheduling problem for relief efforts in the equipment technical area. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of our proposed algorithm.