Rigori e calo delle visite

In questa sezione, spieghiamo come gestire i problemi di routing che non hanno una soluzione attuabile a causa dei vincoli. Ad esempio, se ti viene dato un VRP con vincoli di capacità in cui la domanda totale in tutte le località supera la capacità totale dei veicoli, non è possibile alcuna soluzione. In questi casi, i veicoli devono interrompere le visite in alcune sedi. Il problema è come decidere quali visite abbandonare.

Per risolvere il problema, introduciamo nuovi costi, chiamati penalità, in tutte le località. Ogni volta che una visita a un luogo viene interrotta, la sanzione viene aggiunta alla distanza totale percorsa. Il risolutore trova quindi un percorso che riduce al minimo la distanza totale più la somma delle sanzioni per tutte le località eliminate.

Considera, ad esempio, il semplice VRP con vincoli di capacità indicati nel grafico di seguito, in cui sono richiesti i numeri accanto alle tre località (diverse dal deposito).

Supponiamo che ci sia un solo veicolo con capacità 50. Non può visitare tutte e tre le località, A, B e C, perché la domanda totale è 60. Per risolvere il problema, assegna una sanzione significativa, ad esempio 100, a ogni località. Dopo aver rilevato che il problema non è possibile, il risolutore elimina la località B e restituisce il seguente percorso: Depot -> A -> C -> Depot

Questo è il percorso più breve che visita due delle tre località (la distanza è 55).

Dimensioni della sanzione

Nell'esempio precedente, abbiamo scelto sanzioni maggiori rispetto alla somma di tutte le distanze tra le località (escluso il deposito). Di conseguenza, dopo aver perso una località per rendere il problema attuabile, il risolutore non perde ulteriori località, perché la sanzione per cui si esegue questa operazione supererebbe ogni ulteriore riduzione della distanza percorsa.

Ammesso che tu voglia effettuare il maggior numero possibile di pubblicazioni, questa soluzione offre una soluzione soddisfacente al problema.

Se non hai la necessità di effettuare il maggior numero possibile di consegne, puoi assegnare sanzioni più ridotte, nel qual caso il risolutore potrebbe determinare un calo di più luoghi del necessario per rendere fattibile il problema. Ad esempio, puoi eseguire questa operazione se sono previsti costi aggiuntivi rispetto al costo base del viaggio per visitare determinate località.

Esempio

Ora vediamo un esempio più ampio di VRP che può essere risolto usando le sanzioni. L'esempio è simile al precedente esempio di CVRP, ma questa volta abbiamo aumentato parte della domanda, obbligando alcuni veicoli a perdere visite.

Di seguito è riportato un grafico delle località e delle nuove richieste.

Risoluzione dell'esempio con OR-Tools

Le seguenti sezioni spiegano come risolvere l'esempio con OR-Tools.

Creare i dati

I dati per questo esempio includono i dati nell'esempio VRP precedente e aggiungono le seguenti richieste e capacità:

Python

    data["demands"] = [0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8]
    data["vehicle_capacities"] = [15, 15, 15, 15]

C++

  const std::vector<int64_t> demands{
      0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8,
  };
  const std::vector<int64_t> vehicle_capacities{15, 15, 15, 15};

Java

    public final long[] demands = {0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8};
    public final long[] vehicleCapacities = {15, 15, 15, 15};

C#

        public long[] Demands = { 0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8 };
        public long[] VehicleCapacities = { 15, 15, 15, 15 };

Aggiungere i limiti di capacità e le sanzioni

Il codice seguente aggiunge i vincoli di capacità e callback della domanda e aggiunge le sanzioni utilizzando il metodo AddDisjunction.

Python

    def demand_callback(from_index):
        """Returns the demand of the node."""
        # Convert from routing variable Index to demands NodeIndex.
        from_node = manager.IndexToNode(from_index)
        return data["demands"][from_node]

    demand_callback_index = routing.RegisterUnaryTransitCallback(demand_callback)
    routing.AddDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(
        demand_callback_index,
        0,  # null capacity slack
        data["vehicle_capacities"],  # vehicle maximum capacities
        True,  # start cumul to zero
        "Capacity",
    )
    # Allow to drop nodes.
    penalty = 1000
    for node in range(1, len(data["distance_matrix"])):
        routing.AddDisjunction([manager.NodeToIndex(node)], penalty)

C++

  const int demand_callback_index = routing.RegisterUnaryTransitCallback(
      [&data, &manager](const int64_t from_index) -> int64_t {
        // Convert from routing variable Index to demand NodeIndex.
        const int from_node = manager.IndexToNode(from_index).value();
        return data.demands[from_node];
      });
  routing.AddDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(
      demand_callback_index,    // transit callback index
      int64_t{0},               // null capacity slack
      data.vehicle_capacities,  // vehicle maximum capacities
      true,                     // start cumul to zero
      "Capacity");
  // Allow to drop nodes.
  int64_t penalty{1000};
  for (int i = 1; i < data.distance_matrix.size(); ++i) {
    routing.AddDisjunction(
        {manager.NodeToIndex(RoutingIndexManager::NodeIndex(i))}, penalty);
  }

Java

    final int demandCallbackIndex = routing.registerUnaryTransitCallback((long fromIndex) -> {
      // Convert from routing variable Index to user NodeIndex.
      int fromNode = manager.indexToNode(fromIndex);
      return data.demands[fromNode];
    });
    routing.addDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(demandCallbackIndex, 0, // null capacity slack
        data.vehicleCapacities, // vehicle maximum capacities
        true, // start cumul to zero
        "Capacity");
    // Allow to drop nodes.
    long penalty = 1000;
    for (int i = 1; i < data.distanceMatrix.length; ++i) {
      routing.addDisjunction(new long[] {manager.nodeToIndex(i)}, penalty);
    }

C#

        int demandCallbackIndex = routing.RegisterUnaryTransitCallback((long fromIndex) =>
                                                                       {
                                                                           // Convert from routing variable Index to
                                                                           // demand NodeIndex.
                                                                           var fromNode =
                                                                               manager.IndexToNode(fromIndex);
                                                                           return data.Demands[fromNode];
                                                                       });
        routing.AddDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(demandCallbackIndex, 0, // null capacity slack
                                                data.VehicleCapacities, // vehicle maximum capacities
                                                true,                   // start cumul to zero
                                                "Capacity");
        // Allow to drop nodes.
        long penalty = 1000;
        for (int i = 1; i < data.DistanceMatrix.GetLength(0); ++i)
        {
            routing.AddDisjunction(new long[] { manager.NodeToIndex(i) }, penalty);
        }

In questo contesto, una disgiunzione è semplicemente una variabile che il risolutore utilizza per decidere se includere una determinata posizione nella soluzione. In questo esempio, il metodo aggiunge la stessa sanzione a ogni località, ma in generale puoi applicare sanzioni diverse a seconda della località.

Aggiungi la stampante della soluzione

La stampante della soluzione, mostrata di seguito, è simile a quella nell'esempio di CVRP, ma mostra anche le località eliminate.

Python

def print_solution(data, manager, routing, assignment):
    """Prints assignment on console."""
    print(f"Objective: {assignment.ObjectiveValue()}")
    # Display dropped nodes.
    dropped_nodes = "Dropped nodes:"
    for node in range(routing.Size()):
        if routing.IsStart(node) or routing.IsEnd(node):
            continue
        if assignment.Value(routing.NextVar(node)) == node:
            dropped_nodes += f" {manager.IndexToNode(node)}"
    print(dropped_nodes)
    # Display routes
    total_distance = 0
    total_load = 0
    for vehicle_id in range(data["num_vehicles"]):
        index = routing.Start(vehicle_id)
        plan_output = f"Route for vehicle {vehicle_id}:\n"
        route_distance = 0
        route_load = 0
        while not routing.IsEnd(index):
            node_index = manager.IndexToNode(index)
            route_load += data["demands"][node_index]
            plan_output += f" {node_index} Load({route_load}) -> "
            previous_index = index
            index = assignment.Value(routing.NextVar(index))
            route_distance += routing.GetArcCostForVehicle(
                previous_index, index, vehicle_id
            )
        plan_output += f" {manager.IndexToNode(index)} Load({route_load})\n"
        plan_output += f"Distance of the route: {route_distance}m\n"
        plan_output += f"Load of the route: {route_load}\n"
        print(plan_output)
        total_distance += route_distance
        total_load += route_load
    print(f"Total Distance of all routes: {total_distance}m")
    print(f"Total Load of all routes: {total_load}")

C++

//! @brief Print the solution.
//! @param[in] data Data of the problem.
//! @param[in] manager Index manager used.
//! @param[in] routing Routing solver used.
//! @param[in] solution Solution found by the solver.
void PrintSolution(const DataModel& data, const RoutingIndexManager& manager,
                   const RoutingModel& routing, const Assignment& solution) {
  // Display dropped nodes.
  std::ostringstream dropped_nodes;
  for (int64_t node = 0; node < routing.Size(); ++node) {
    if (routing.IsStart(node) || routing.IsEnd(node)) continue;
    if (solution.Value(routing.NextVar(node)) == node) {
      dropped_nodes << " " << manager.IndexToNode(node).value();
    }
  }
  LOG(INFO) << "Dropped nodes:" << dropped_nodes.str();
  // Display routes
  int64_t total_distance{0};
  int64_t total_load{0};
  for (int vehicle_id = 0; vehicle_id < data.num_vehicles; ++vehicle_id) {
    int64_t index = routing.Start(vehicle_id);
    LOG(INFO) << "Route for Vehicle " << vehicle_id << ":";
    int64_t route_distance{0};
    int64_t route_load{0};
    std::ostringstream route;
    while (!routing.IsEnd(index)) {
      const int node_index = manager.IndexToNode(index).value();
      route_load += data.demands[node_index];
      route << node_index << " Load(" << route_load << ") -> ";
      const int64_t previous_index = index;
      index = solution.Value(routing.NextVar(index));
      route_distance += routing.GetArcCostForVehicle(previous_index, index,
                                                     int64_t{vehicle_id});
    }
    LOG(INFO) << route.str() << manager.IndexToNode(index).value();
    LOG(INFO) << "Distance of the route: " << route_distance << "m";
    LOG(INFO) << "Load of the route: " << route_load;
    total_distance += route_distance;
    total_load += route_load;
  }
  LOG(INFO) << "Total distance of all routes: " << total_distance << "m";
  LOG(INFO) << "Total load of all routes: " << total_load;
  LOG(INFO) << "";
  LOG(INFO) << "Advanced usage:";
  LOG(INFO) << "Problem solved in " << routing.solver()->wall_time() << "ms";
}

Java

  /// @brief Print the solution.
  static void printSolution(
      DataModel data, RoutingModel routing, RoutingIndexManager manager, Assignment solution) {
    // Solution cost.
    logger.info("Objective: " + solution.objectiveValue());
    // Inspect solution.
    // Display dropped nodes.
    String droppedNodes = "Dropped nodes:";
    for (int node = 0; node < routing.size(); ++node) {
      if (routing.isStart(node) || routing.isEnd(node)) {
        continue;
      }
      if (solution.value(routing.nextVar(node)) == node) {
        droppedNodes += " " + manager.indexToNode(node);
      }
    }
    logger.info(droppedNodes);
    // Display routes
    long totalDistance = 0;
    long totalLoad = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < data.vehicleNumber; ++i) {
      long index = routing.start(i);
      logger.info("Route for Vehicle " + i + ":");
      long routeDistance = 0;
      long routeLoad = 0;
      String route = "";
      while (!routing.isEnd(index)) {
        long nodeIndex = manager.indexToNode(index);
        routeLoad += data.demands[(int) nodeIndex];
        route += nodeIndex + " Load(" + routeLoad + ") -> ";
        long previousIndex = index;
        index = solution.value(routing.nextVar(index));
        routeDistance += routing.getArcCostForVehicle(previousIndex, index, i);
      }
      route += manager.indexToNode(routing.end(i));
      logger.info(route);
      logger.info("Distance of the route: " + routeDistance + "m");
      totalDistance += routeDistance;
      totalLoad += routeLoad;
    }
    logger.info("Total Distance of all routes: " + totalDistance + "m");
    logger.info("Total Load of all routes: " + totalLoad);
  }

C#

    /// <summary>
    ///   Print the solution.
    /// </summary>
    static void PrintSolution(in DataModel data, in RoutingModel routing, in RoutingIndexManager manager,
                              in Assignment solution)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Objective {solution.ObjectiveValue()}:");

        // Inspect solution.
        // Display dropped nodes.
        string droppedNodes = "Dropped nodes:";
        for (int index = 0; index < routing.Size(); ++index)
        {
            if (routing.IsStart(index) || routing.IsEnd(index))
            {
                continue;
            }
            if (solution.Value(routing.NextVar(index)) == index)
            {
                droppedNodes += " " + manager.IndexToNode(index);
            }
        }
        Console.WriteLine("{0}", droppedNodes);
        // Inspect solution.
        long totalDistance = 0;
        long totalLoad = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < data.VehicleNumber; ++i)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Route for Vehicle {0}:", i);
            long routeDistance = 0;
            long routeLoad = 0;
            var index = routing.Start(i);
            while (routing.IsEnd(index) == false)
            {
                long nodeIndex = manager.IndexToNode(index);
                routeLoad += data.Demands[nodeIndex];
                Console.Write("{0} Load({1}) -> ", nodeIndex, routeLoad);
                var previousIndex = index;
                index = solution.Value(routing.NextVar(index));
                routeDistance += routing.GetArcCostForVehicle(previousIndex, index, 0);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("{0}", manager.IndexToNode((int)index));
            Console.WriteLine("Distance of the route: {0}m", routeDistance);
            totalDistance += routeDistance;
            totalLoad += routeLoad;
        }
        Console.WriteLine("Total Distance of all routes: {0}m", totalDistance);
        Console.WriteLine("Total Load of all routes: {0}m", totalLoad);
    }

Esecuzione del programma

Quando esegui il programma, restituisce il seguente output, mostrato di seguito. Tieni presente che il risolutore rilascia le posizioni 6 e 15.

Objective: 7936
Dropped nodes: 6 15
Route for vehicle 0:
 0 Load(0) ->  9 Load(1) ->  14 Load(7) ->  16 Load(15) ->  0 Load(15)
Distance of the route: 1324m
Load of the route: 15

Route for vehicle 1:
 0 Load(0) ->  12 Load(2) ->  11 Load(3) ->  4 Load(9) ->  3 Load(12) ->  1 Load(13) ->  0 Load(13)
Distance of the route: 1872m
Load of the route: 13

Route for vehicle 2:
 0 Load(0) ->  7 Load(8) ->  13 Load(14) ->  0 Load(14)
Distance of the route: 868m
Load of the route: 14

Route for vehicle 3:
 0 Load(0) ->  8 Load(8) ->  10 Load(10) ->  2 Load(11) ->  5 Load(14) ->  0 Load(14)
Distance of the route: 1872m
Load of the route: 14

Total Distance of all routes: 5936m
Total Load of all routes: 56

Ecco il diagramma dei percorsi.

Completare i programmi

Ecco i programmi completi.

Python

"""Capacited Vehicles Routing Problem (CVRP)."""

from ortools.constraint_solver import routing_enums_pb2
from ortools.constraint_solver import pywrapcp


def create_data_model():
    """Stores the data for the problem."""
    data = {}
    data["distance_matrix"] = [
        # fmt: off
      [0, 548, 776, 696, 582, 274, 502, 194, 308, 194, 536, 502, 388, 354, 468, 776, 662],
      [548, 0, 684, 308, 194, 502, 730, 354, 696, 742, 1084, 594, 480, 674, 1016, 868, 1210],
      [776, 684, 0, 992, 878, 502, 274, 810, 468, 742, 400, 1278, 1164, 1130, 788, 1552, 754],
      [696, 308, 992, 0, 114, 650, 878, 502, 844, 890, 1232, 514, 628, 822, 1164, 560, 1358],
      [582, 194, 878, 114, 0, 536, 764, 388, 730, 776, 1118, 400, 514, 708, 1050, 674, 1244],
      [274, 502, 502, 650, 536, 0, 228, 308, 194, 240, 582, 776, 662, 628, 514, 1050, 708],
      [502, 730, 274, 878, 764, 228, 0, 536, 194, 468, 354, 1004, 890, 856, 514, 1278, 480],
      [194, 354, 810, 502, 388, 308, 536, 0, 342, 388, 730, 468, 354, 320, 662, 742, 856],
      [308, 696, 468, 844, 730, 194, 194, 342, 0, 274, 388, 810, 696, 662, 320, 1084, 514],
      [194, 742, 742, 890, 776, 240, 468, 388, 274, 0, 342, 536, 422, 388, 274, 810, 468],
      [536, 1084, 400, 1232, 1118, 582, 354, 730, 388, 342, 0, 878, 764, 730, 388, 1152, 354],
      [502, 594, 1278, 514, 400, 776, 1004, 468, 810, 536, 878, 0, 114, 308, 650, 274, 844],
      [388, 480, 1164, 628, 514, 662, 890, 354, 696, 422, 764, 114, 0, 194, 536, 388, 730],
      [354, 674, 1130, 822, 708, 628, 856, 320, 662, 388, 730, 308, 194, 0, 342, 422, 536],
      [468, 1016, 788, 1164, 1050, 514, 514, 662, 320, 274, 388, 650, 536, 342, 0, 764, 194],
      [776, 868, 1552, 560, 674, 1050, 1278, 742, 1084, 810, 1152, 274, 388, 422, 764, 0, 798],
      [662, 1210, 754, 1358, 1244, 708, 480, 856, 514, 468, 354, 844, 730, 536, 194, 798, 0],
        # fmt: on
    ]
    data["demands"] = [0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8]
    data["vehicle_capacities"] = [15, 15, 15, 15]
    data["num_vehicles"] = 4
    data["depot"] = 0
    return data


def print_solution(data, manager, routing, assignment):
    """Prints assignment on console."""
    print(f"Objective: {assignment.ObjectiveValue()}")
    # Display dropped nodes.
    dropped_nodes = "Dropped nodes:"
    for node in range(routing.Size()):
        if routing.IsStart(node) or routing.IsEnd(node):
            continue
        if assignment.Value(routing.NextVar(node)) == node:
            dropped_nodes += f" {manager.IndexToNode(node)}"
    print(dropped_nodes)
    # Display routes
    total_distance = 0
    total_load = 0
    for vehicle_id in range(data["num_vehicles"]):
        index = routing.Start(vehicle_id)
        plan_output = f"Route for vehicle {vehicle_id}:\n"
        route_distance = 0
        route_load = 0
        while not routing.IsEnd(index):
            node_index = manager.IndexToNode(index)
            route_load += data["demands"][node_index]
            plan_output += f" {node_index} Load({route_load}) -> "
            previous_index = index
            index = assignment.Value(routing.NextVar(index))
            route_distance += routing.GetArcCostForVehicle(
                previous_index, index, vehicle_id
            )
        plan_output += f" {manager.IndexToNode(index)} Load({route_load})\n"
        plan_output += f"Distance of the route: {route_distance}m\n"
        plan_output += f"Load of the route: {route_load}\n"
        print(plan_output)
        total_distance += route_distance
        total_load += route_load
    print(f"Total Distance of all routes: {total_distance}m")
    print(f"Total Load of all routes: {total_load}")


def main():
    """Solve the CVRP problem."""
    # Instantiate the data problem.
    data = create_data_model()

    # Create the routing index manager.
    manager = pywrapcp.RoutingIndexManager(
        len(data["distance_matrix"]), data["num_vehicles"], data["depot"]
    )

    # Create Routing Model.
    routing = pywrapcp.RoutingModel(manager)

    # Create and register a transit callback.
    def distance_callback(from_index, to_index):
        """Returns the distance between the two nodes."""
        # Convert from routing variable Index to distance matrix NodeIndex.
        from_node = manager.IndexToNode(from_index)
        to_node = manager.IndexToNode(to_index)
        return data["distance_matrix"][from_node][to_node]

    transit_callback_index = routing.RegisterTransitCallback(distance_callback)

    # Define cost of each arc.
    routing.SetArcCostEvaluatorOfAllVehicles(transit_callback_index)

    # Add Capacity constraint.
    def demand_callback(from_index):
        """Returns the demand of the node."""
        # Convert from routing variable Index to demands NodeIndex.
        from_node = manager.IndexToNode(from_index)
        return data["demands"][from_node]

    demand_callback_index = routing.RegisterUnaryTransitCallback(demand_callback)
    routing.AddDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(
        demand_callback_index,
        0,  # null capacity slack
        data["vehicle_capacities"],  # vehicle maximum capacities
        True,  # start cumul to zero
        "Capacity",
    )
    # Allow to drop nodes.
    penalty = 1000
    for node in range(1, len(data["distance_matrix"])):
        routing.AddDisjunction([manager.NodeToIndex(node)], penalty)

    # Setting first solution heuristic.
    search_parameters = pywrapcp.DefaultRoutingSearchParameters()
    search_parameters.first_solution_strategy = (
        routing_enums_pb2.FirstSolutionStrategy.PATH_CHEAPEST_ARC
    )
    search_parameters.local_search_metaheuristic = (
        routing_enums_pb2.LocalSearchMetaheuristic.GUIDED_LOCAL_SEARCH
    )
    search_parameters.time_limit.FromSeconds(1)

    # Solve the problem.
    assignment = routing.SolveWithParameters(search_parameters)

    # Print solution on console.
    if assignment:
        print_solution(data, manager, routing, assignment)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

C++

#include <cstdint>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>

#include "google/protobuf/duration.pb.h"
#include "ortools/constraint_solver/routing.h"
#include "ortools/constraint_solver/routing_enums.pb.h"
#include "ortools/constraint_solver/routing_index_manager.h"
#include "ortools/constraint_solver/routing_parameters.h"

namespace operations_research {
struct DataModel {
  const std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>> distance_matrix{
      {0, 548, 776, 696, 582, 274, 502, 194, 308, 194, 536, 502, 388, 354, 468,
       776, 662},
      {548, 0, 684, 308, 194, 502, 730, 354, 696, 742, 1084, 594, 480, 674,
       1016, 868, 1210},
      {776, 684, 0, 992, 878, 502, 274, 810, 468, 742, 400, 1278, 1164, 1130,
       788, 1552, 754},
      {696, 308, 992, 0, 114, 650, 878, 502, 844, 890, 1232, 514, 628, 822,
       1164, 560, 1358},
      {582, 194, 878, 114, 0, 536, 764, 388, 730, 776, 1118, 400, 514, 708,
       1050, 674, 1244},
      {274, 502, 502, 650, 536, 0, 228, 308, 194, 240, 582, 776, 662, 628, 514,
       1050, 708},
      {502, 730, 274, 878, 764, 228, 0, 536, 194, 468, 354, 1004, 890, 856, 514,
       1278, 480},
      {194, 354, 810, 502, 388, 308, 536, 0, 342, 388, 730, 468, 354, 320, 662,
       742, 856},
      {308, 696, 468, 844, 730, 194, 194, 342, 0, 274, 388, 810, 696, 662, 320,
       1084, 514},
      {194, 742, 742, 890, 776, 240, 468, 388, 274, 0, 342, 536, 422, 388, 274,
       810, 468},
      {536, 1084, 400, 1232, 1118, 582, 354, 730, 388, 342, 0, 878, 764, 730,
       388, 1152, 354},
      {502, 594, 1278, 514, 400, 776, 1004, 468, 810, 536, 878, 0, 114, 308,
       650, 274, 844},
      {388, 480, 1164, 628, 514, 662, 890, 354, 696, 422, 764, 114, 0, 194, 536,
       388, 730},
      {354, 674, 1130, 822, 708, 628, 856, 320, 662, 388, 730, 308, 194, 0, 342,
       422, 536},
      {468, 1016, 788, 1164, 1050, 514, 514, 662, 320, 274, 388, 650, 536, 342,
       0, 764, 194},
      {776, 868, 1552, 560, 674, 1050, 1278, 742, 1084, 810, 1152, 274, 388,
       422, 764, 0, 798},
      {662, 1210, 754, 1358, 1244, 708, 480, 856, 514, 468, 354, 844, 730, 536,
       194, 798, 0},
  };
  const std::vector<int64_t> demands{
      0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8,
  };
  const std::vector<int64_t> vehicle_capacities{15, 15, 15, 15};
  const int num_vehicles = 4;
  const RoutingIndexManager::NodeIndex depot{0};
};

//! @brief Print the solution.
//! @param[in] data Data of the problem.
//! @param[in] manager Index manager used.
//! @param[in] routing Routing solver used.
//! @param[in] solution Solution found by the solver.
void PrintSolution(const DataModel& data, const RoutingIndexManager& manager,
                   const RoutingModel& routing, const Assignment& solution) {
  // Display dropped nodes.
  std::ostringstream dropped_nodes;
  for (int64_t node = 0; node < routing.Size(); ++node) {
    if (routing.IsStart(node) || routing.IsEnd(node)) continue;
    if (solution.Value(routing.NextVar(node)) == node) {
      dropped_nodes << " " << manager.IndexToNode(node).value();
    }
  }
  LOG(INFO) << "Dropped nodes:" << dropped_nodes.str();
  // Display routes
  int64_t total_distance{0};
  int64_t total_load{0};
  for (int vehicle_id = 0; vehicle_id < data.num_vehicles; ++vehicle_id) {
    int64_t index = routing.Start(vehicle_id);
    LOG(INFO) << "Route for Vehicle " << vehicle_id << ":";
    int64_t route_distance{0};
    int64_t route_load{0};
    std::ostringstream route;
    while (!routing.IsEnd(index)) {
      const int node_index = manager.IndexToNode(index).value();
      route_load += data.demands[node_index];
      route << node_index << " Load(" << route_load << ") -> ";
      const int64_t previous_index = index;
      index = solution.Value(routing.NextVar(index));
      route_distance += routing.GetArcCostForVehicle(previous_index, index,
                                                     int64_t{vehicle_id});
    }
    LOG(INFO) << route.str() << manager.IndexToNode(index).value();
    LOG(INFO) << "Distance of the route: " << route_distance << "m";
    LOG(INFO) << "Load of the route: " << route_load;
    total_distance += route_distance;
    total_load += route_load;
  }
  LOG(INFO) << "Total distance of all routes: " << total_distance << "m";
  LOG(INFO) << "Total load of all routes: " << total_load;
  LOG(INFO) << "";
  LOG(INFO) << "Advanced usage:";
  LOG(INFO) << "Problem solved in " << routing.solver()->wall_time() << "ms";
}

void VrpDropNodes() {
  // Instantiate the data problem.
  DataModel data;

  // Create Routing Index Manager
  RoutingIndexManager manager(data.distance_matrix.size(), data.num_vehicles,
                              data.depot);

  // Create Routing Model.
  RoutingModel routing(manager);

  // Create and register a transit callback.
  const int transit_callback_index = routing.RegisterTransitCallback(
      [&data, &manager](const int64_t from_index,
                        const int64_t to_index) -> int64_t {
        // Convert from routing variable Index to distance matrix NodeIndex.
        const int from_node = manager.IndexToNode(from_index).value();
        const int to_node = manager.IndexToNode(to_index).value();
        return data.distance_matrix[from_node][to_node];
      });

  // Define cost of each arc.
  routing.SetArcCostEvaluatorOfAllVehicles(transit_callback_index);

  // Add Capacity constraint.
  const int demand_callback_index = routing.RegisterUnaryTransitCallback(
      [&data, &manager](const int64_t from_index) -> int64_t {
        // Convert from routing variable Index to demand NodeIndex.
        const int from_node = manager.IndexToNode(from_index).value();
        return data.demands[from_node];
      });
  routing.AddDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(
      demand_callback_index,    // transit callback index
      int64_t{0},               // null capacity slack
      data.vehicle_capacities,  // vehicle maximum capacities
      true,                     // start cumul to zero
      "Capacity");
  // Allow to drop nodes.
  int64_t penalty{1000};
  for (int i = 1; i < data.distance_matrix.size(); ++i) {
    routing.AddDisjunction(
        {manager.NodeToIndex(RoutingIndexManager::NodeIndex(i))}, penalty);
  }

  // Setting first solution heuristic.
  RoutingSearchParameters search_parameters = DefaultRoutingSearchParameters();
  search_parameters.set_first_solution_strategy(
      FirstSolutionStrategy::PATH_CHEAPEST_ARC);
  search_parameters.set_local_search_metaheuristic(
      LocalSearchMetaheuristic::GUIDED_LOCAL_SEARCH);
  search_parameters.mutable_time_limit()->set_seconds(1);

  // Solve the problem.
  const Assignment* solution = routing.SolveWithParameters(search_parameters);

  // Print solution on console.
  PrintSolution(data, manager, routing, *solution);
}
}  // namespace operations_research

int main(int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[]) {
  operations_research::VrpDropNodes();
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Java

package com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.samples;
import com.google.ortools.Loader;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.Assignment;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.FirstSolutionStrategy;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.LocalSearchMetaheuristic;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.RoutingIndexManager;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.RoutingModel;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.RoutingSearchParameters;
import com.google.ortools.constraintsolver.main;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

/** Minimal VRP.*/
public class VrpDropNodes {
  private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VrpDropNodes.class.getName());

  static class DataModel {
    public final long[][] distanceMatrix = {
        {0, 548, 776, 696, 582, 274, 502, 194, 308, 194, 536, 502, 388, 354, 468, 776, 662},
        {548, 0, 684, 308, 194, 502, 730, 354, 696, 742, 1084, 594, 480, 674, 1016, 868, 1210},
        {776, 684, 0, 992, 878, 502, 274, 810, 468, 742, 400, 1278, 1164, 1130, 788, 1552, 754},
        {696, 308, 992, 0, 114, 650, 878, 502, 844, 890, 1232, 514, 628, 822, 1164, 560, 1358},
        {582, 194, 878, 114, 0, 536, 764, 388, 730, 776, 1118, 400, 514, 708, 1050, 674, 1244},
        {274, 502, 502, 650, 536, 0, 228, 308, 194, 240, 582, 776, 662, 628, 514, 1050, 708},
        {502, 730, 274, 878, 764, 228, 0, 536, 194, 468, 354, 1004, 890, 856, 514, 1278, 480},
        {194, 354, 810, 502, 388, 308, 536, 0, 342, 388, 730, 468, 354, 320, 662, 742, 856},
        {308, 696, 468, 844, 730, 194, 194, 342, 0, 274, 388, 810, 696, 662, 320, 1084, 514},
        {194, 742, 742, 890, 776, 240, 468, 388, 274, 0, 342, 536, 422, 388, 274, 810, 468},
        {536, 1084, 400, 1232, 1118, 582, 354, 730, 388, 342, 0, 878, 764, 730, 388, 1152, 354},
        {502, 594, 1278, 514, 400, 776, 1004, 468, 810, 536, 878, 0, 114, 308, 650, 274, 844},
        {388, 480, 1164, 628, 514, 662, 890, 354, 696, 422, 764, 114, 0, 194, 536, 388, 730},
        {354, 674, 1130, 822, 708, 628, 856, 320, 662, 388, 730, 308, 194, 0, 342, 422, 536},
        {468, 1016, 788, 1164, 1050, 514, 514, 662, 320, 274, 388, 650, 536, 342, 0, 764, 194},
        {776, 868, 1552, 560, 674, 1050, 1278, 742, 1084, 810, 1152, 274, 388, 422, 764, 0, 798},
        {662, 1210, 754, 1358, 1244, 708, 480, 856, 514, 468, 354, 844, 730, 536, 194, 798, 0},
    };
    public final long[] demands = {0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8};
    public final long[] vehicleCapacities = {15, 15, 15, 15};
    public final int vehicleNumber = 4;
    public final int depot = 0;
  }

  /// @brief Print the solution.
  static void printSolution(
      DataModel data, RoutingModel routing, RoutingIndexManager manager, Assignment solution) {
    // Solution cost.
    logger.info("Objective: " + solution.objectiveValue());
    // Inspect solution.
    // Display dropped nodes.
    String droppedNodes = "Dropped nodes:";
    for (int node = 0; node < routing.size(); ++node) {
      if (routing.isStart(node) || routing.isEnd(node)) {
        continue;
      }
      if (solution.value(routing.nextVar(node)) == node) {
        droppedNodes += " " + manager.indexToNode(node);
      }
    }
    logger.info(droppedNodes);
    // Display routes
    long totalDistance = 0;
    long totalLoad = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < data.vehicleNumber; ++i) {
      long index = routing.start(i);
      logger.info("Route for Vehicle " + i + ":");
      long routeDistance = 0;
      long routeLoad = 0;
      String route = "";
      while (!routing.isEnd(index)) {
        long nodeIndex = manager.indexToNode(index);
        routeLoad += data.demands[(int) nodeIndex];
        route += nodeIndex + " Load(" + routeLoad + ") -> ";
        long previousIndex = index;
        index = solution.value(routing.nextVar(index));
        routeDistance += routing.getArcCostForVehicle(previousIndex, index, i);
      }
      route += manager.indexToNode(routing.end(i));
      logger.info(route);
      logger.info("Distance of the route: " + routeDistance + "m");
      totalDistance += routeDistance;
      totalLoad += routeLoad;
    }
    logger.info("Total Distance of all routes: " + totalDistance + "m");
    logger.info("Total Load of all routes: " + totalLoad);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Loader.loadNativeLibraries();
    // Instantiate the data problem.
    final DataModel data = new DataModel();

    // Create Routing Index Manager
    RoutingIndexManager manager =
        new RoutingIndexManager(data.distanceMatrix.length, data.vehicleNumber, data.depot);

    // Create Routing Model.
    RoutingModel routing = new RoutingModel(manager);

    // Create and register a transit callback.
    final int transitCallbackIndex =
        routing.registerTransitCallback((long fromIndex, long toIndex) -> {
          // Convert from routing variable Index to user NodeIndex.
          int fromNode = manager.indexToNode(fromIndex);
          int toNode = manager.indexToNode(toIndex);
          return data.distanceMatrix[fromNode][toNode];
        });

    // Define cost of each arc.
    routing.setArcCostEvaluatorOfAllVehicles(transitCallbackIndex);

    // Add Capacity constraint.
    final int demandCallbackIndex = routing.registerUnaryTransitCallback((long fromIndex) -> {
      // Convert from routing variable Index to user NodeIndex.
      int fromNode = manager.indexToNode(fromIndex);
      return data.demands[fromNode];
    });
    routing.addDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(demandCallbackIndex, 0, // null capacity slack
        data.vehicleCapacities, // vehicle maximum capacities
        true, // start cumul to zero
        "Capacity");
    // Allow to drop nodes.
    long penalty = 1000;
    for (int i = 1; i < data.distanceMatrix.length; ++i) {
      routing.addDisjunction(new long[] {manager.nodeToIndex(i)}, penalty);
    }

    // Setting first solution heuristic.
    RoutingSearchParameters searchParameters =
        main.defaultRoutingSearchParameters()
            .toBuilder()
            .setFirstSolutionStrategy(FirstSolutionStrategy.Value.PATH_CHEAPEST_ARC)
            .setLocalSearchMetaheuristic(LocalSearchMetaheuristic.Value.GUIDED_LOCAL_SEARCH)
            .setTimeLimit(Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(1).build())
            .build();

    // Solve the problem.
    Assignment solution = routing.solveWithParameters(searchParameters);

    // Print solution on console.
    printSolution(data, routing, manager, solution);
  }
}

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Google.OrTools.ConstraintSolver;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes; // Duration

/// <summary>
///   Minimal Vrp with drop nodes.
/// </summary>
public class VrpDropNodes
{
    class DataModel
    {
        public long[,] DistanceMatrix = {
            { 0, 548, 776, 696, 582, 274, 502, 194, 308, 194, 536, 502, 388, 354, 468, 776, 662 },
            { 548, 0, 684, 308, 194, 502, 730, 354, 696, 742, 1084, 594, 480, 674, 1016, 868, 1210 },
            { 776, 684, 0, 992, 878, 502, 274, 810, 468, 742, 400, 1278, 1164, 1130, 788, 1552, 754 },
            { 696, 308, 992, 0, 114, 650, 878, 502, 844, 890, 1232, 514, 628, 822, 1164, 560, 1358 },
            { 582, 194, 878, 114, 0, 536, 764, 388, 730, 776, 1118, 400, 514, 708, 1050, 674, 1244 },
            { 274, 502, 502, 650, 536, 0, 228, 308, 194, 240, 582, 776, 662, 628, 514, 1050, 708 },
            { 502, 730, 274, 878, 764, 228, 0, 536, 194, 468, 354, 1004, 890, 856, 514, 1278, 480 },
            { 194, 354, 810, 502, 388, 308, 536, 0, 342, 388, 730, 468, 354, 320, 662, 742, 856 },
            { 308, 696, 468, 844, 730, 194, 194, 342, 0, 274, 388, 810, 696, 662, 320, 1084, 514 },
            { 194, 742, 742, 890, 776, 240, 468, 388, 274, 0, 342, 536, 422, 388, 274, 810, 468 },
            { 536, 1084, 400, 1232, 1118, 582, 354, 730, 388, 342, 0, 878, 764, 730, 388, 1152, 354 },
            { 502, 594, 1278, 514, 400, 776, 1004, 468, 810, 536, 878, 0, 114, 308, 650, 274, 844 },
            { 388, 480, 1164, 628, 514, 662, 890, 354, 696, 422, 764, 114, 0, 194, 536, 388, 730 },
            { 354, 674, 1130, 822, 708, 628, 856, 320, 662, 388, 730, 308, 194, 0, 342, 422, 536 },
            { 468, 1016, 788, 1164, 1050, 514, 514, 662, 320, 274, 388, 650, 536, 342, 0, 764, 194 },
            { 776, 868, 1552, 560, 674, 1050, 1278, 742, 1084, 810, 1152, 274, 388, 422, 764, 0, 798 },
            { 662, 1210, 754, 1358, 1244, 708, 480, 856, 514, 468, 354, 844, 730, 536, 194, 798, 0 }
        };
        public long[] Demands = { 0, 1, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8 };
        public long[] VehicleCapacities = { 15, 15, 15, 15 };
        public int VehicleNumber = 4;
        public int Depot = 0;
    };

    /// <summary>
    ///   Print the solution.
    /// </summary>
    static void PrintSolution(in DataModel data, in RoutingModel routing, in RoutingIndexManager manager,
                              in Assignment solution)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Objective {solution.ObjectiveValue()}:");

        // Inspect solution.
        // Display dropped nodes.
        string droppedNodes = "Dropped nodes:";
        for (int index = 0; index < routing.Size(); ++index)
        {
            if (routing.IsStart(index) || routing.IsEnd(index))
            {
                continue;
            }
            if (solution.Value(routing.NextVar(index)) == index)
            {
                droppedNodes += " " + manager.IndexToNode(index);
            }
        }
        Console.WriteLine("{0}", droppedNodes);
        // Inspect solution.
        long totalDistance = 0;
        long totalLoad = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < data.VehicleNumber; ++i)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Route for Vehicle {0}:", i);
            long routeDistance = 0;
            long routeLoad = 0;
            var index = routing.Start(i);
            while (routing.IsEnd(index) == false)
            {
                long nodeIndex = manager.IndexToNode(index);
                routeLoad += data.Demands[nodeIndex];
                Console.Write("{0} Load({1}) -> ", nodeIndex, routeLoad);
                var previousIndex = index;
                index = solution.Value(routing.NextVar(index));
                routeDistance += routing.GetArcCostForVehicle(previousIndex, index, 0);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("{0}", manager.IndexToNode((int)index));
            Console.WriteLine("Distance of the route: {0}m", routeDistance);
            totalDistance += routeDistance;
            totalLoad += routeLoad;
        }
        Console.WriteLine("Total Distance of all routes: {0}m", totalDistance);
        Console.WriteLine("Total Load of all routes: {0}m", totalLoad);
    }

    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        // Instantiate the data problem.
        DataModel data = new DataModel();

        // Create Routing Index Manager
        RoutingIndexManager manager =
            new RoutingIndexManager(data.DistanceMatrix.GetLength(0), data.VehicleNumber, data.Depot);

        // Create Routing Model.
        RoutingModel routing = new RoutingModel(manager);

        // Create and register a transit callback.
        int transitCallbackIndex = routing.RegisterTransitCallback((long fromIndex, long toIndex) =>
                                                                   {
                                                                       // Convert from routing variable Index to
                                                                       // distance matrix NodeIndex.
                                                                       var fromNode = manager.IndexToNode(fromIndex);
                                                                       var toNode = manager.IndexToNode(toIndex);
                                                                       return data.DistanceMatrix[fromNode, toNode];
                                                                   });

        // Define cost of each arc.
        routing.SetArcCostEvaluatorOfAllVehicles(transitCallbackIndex);

        // Add Capacity constraint.
        int demandCallbackIndex = routing.RegisterUnaryTransitCallback((long fromIndex) =>
                                                                       {
                                                                           // Convert from routing variable Index to
                                                                           // demand NodeIndex.
                                                                           var fromNode =
                                                                               manager.IndexToNode(fromIndex);
                                                                           return data.Demands[fromNode];
                                                                       });
        routing.AddDimensionWithVehicleCapacity(demandCallbackIndex, 0, // null capacity slack
                                                data.VehicleCapacities, // vehicle maximum capacities
                                                true,                   // start cumul to zero
                                                "Capacity");
        // Allow to drop nodes.
        long penalty = 1000;
        for (int i = 1; i < data.DistanceMatrix.GetLength(0); ++i)
        {
            routing.AddDisjunction(new long[] { manager.NodeToIndex(i) }, penalty);
        }

        // Setting first solution heuristic.
        RoutingSearchParameters searchParameters =
            operations_research_constraint_solver.DefaultRoutingSearchParameters();
        searchParameters.FirstSolutionStrategy = FirstSolutionStrategy.Types.Value.PathCheapestArc;
        searchParameters.LocalSearchMetaheuristic = LocalSearchMetaheuristic.Types.Value.GuidedLocalSearch;
        searchParameters.TimeLimit = new Duration { Seconds = 1 };

        // Solve the problem.
        Assignment solution = routing.SolveWithParameters(searchParameters);

        // Print solution on console.
        PrintSolution(data, routing, manager, solution);
    }
}