Computer Based Road Maps
J. E. Beasley · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management · 1982
In the early 1960s a number of people began to investigate the use of computers and quantitative techniques in routing local delivery vehicles. Such vehicles typically leave a central depot early in the day, deliver to a number of customers during the course of the day, and then return to the depot at the end of the day. The well known “savings” technique was developed at this time.