@TECHREPORT\{IMM2002-0859, author = "J. Larsen", title = "Speeding up the solution process for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows using structural information", year = "2002", month = "jun", number = "", series = "", institution = "Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark, {DTU}", address = "Richard Petersens Plads, Building 321, {DK-}2800 Kgs. Lyngby", type = "", url = "http://www2.compute.dtu.dk/pubdb/pubs/859-full.html", abstract = "Two ideas for using structural information for solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) is presented. The {VRPTW} is a generalization of the well known capacity constrained Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). Both techniques are based on solving the {VRPTW} using a Branch-and-Price approach. They reveal a huge potential for using structural information when speeding up an exact approach without compromising optimality.", isbn_issn = "9" }