| | 58 | Base case: |
| | 59 | |
| | 60 | Known/Given: |
| | 61 | - a transportation network with known status of availability |
| | 62 | - a set of suppliers, having a fleet of vehicles of given capacities, and a warehouse of goods |
| | 63 | - a set of demands (who, what, when) |
| | 64 | |
| | 65 | Assumptions: |
| | 66 | - sufficient vehicles |
| | 67 | - sufficient drivers |
| | 68 | - sufficient fuel |
| | 69 | - vehicles transport all the fuel they need for transport |
| | 70 | |
| | 71 | Goal: |
| | 72 | - satisfy all demands within their time windows |
| | 73 | - minimize total distance (assume for the moment that this also minimizes delivery time) |