IBM ILOG Dispatcher User's Manual > The Basics > Modeling a Vehicle Routing Problem > Suggested Answers

> The Basics > Modeling a Vehicle Routing Problem > Suggested Answers > Exercise 1

To find a solution using Dispatcher, you use the three-stage method: describe, model, and solve. What do each of these stages involve?

Suggested Answer

The first stage is to describe the problem in natural language.

The second stage is to use Dispatcher classes to model the problem.

The third stage is to use local search to solve the routing problem.