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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<problem xmlns="http://www.w3schools.com"
+     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3schools.com vrp_xml_schema.xsd">
+     <problemType>
+          <fleetSize>FINITE</fleetSize>
+          <fleetComposition>HETEROGENEOUS</fleetComposition>
+     </problemType>
+     <vehicles>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v2</id>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <startLocation>
+                    <id>depotLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+                    <id>depotLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+               <returnToDepot>false</returnToDepot>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v4</id>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <startLocation>
+                    <id>startLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+                    <id>endLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+               <returnToDepot>true</returnToDepot>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v1</id>
+               <typeId>vehType</typeId>
+               <startLocation>
+                    <id>depotLoc2</id>
+                    <coord x="100.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+                    <id>depotLoc2</id>
+                    <coord x="100.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+               <returnToDepot>true</returnToDepot>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v5</id>
+               <typeId>vehType3</typeId>
+               <startLocation>
+                    <id>startLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+                    <id>endLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+               <returnToDepot>true</returnToDepot>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v3</id>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <startLocation>
+                    <id>startLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+                    <id>endLoc</id>
+                    <coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+               <returnToDepot>true</returnToDepot>
+          </vehicle>
+     </vehicles>
+     <vehicleTypes>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">20</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType2</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">200</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType3</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">100</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="1">1000</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="2">10000</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="3">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="4">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="5">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="6">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="7">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="8">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="9">0</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="10">100000</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+     </vehicleTypes>
+     <services>
+          <service id="2" type="service">
+               <locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+               <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">1</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <duration>0.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+          <service id="1" type="service">
+               <locationId>j(1,5)</locationId>
+               <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">1</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <duration>10.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+     </services>
+     <shipments>
+          <shipment id="3">
+               <pickup>
+                    <locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+                    <duration>10.0</duration>
+                    <timeWindows>
+                         <timeWindow>
+                              <start>1000.0</start>
+                              <end>4000.0</end>
+                         </timeWindow>
+                    </timeWindows>
+               </pickup>
+               <delivery>
+                    <locationId>i(9,9)</locationId>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="0.0"/>
+                    <duration>100.0</duration>
+                    <timeWindows>
+                         <timeWindow>
+                              <start>6000.0</start>
+                              <end>10000.0</end>
+                         </timeWindow>
+                    </timeWindows>
+               </delivery>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">10</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+          </shipment>
+          <shipment id="4">
+               <pickup>
+                    <locationId>[x=10.0][y=10.0]</locationId>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+                    <duration>0.0</duration>
+                    <timeWindows>
+                         <timeWindow>
+                              <start>1000.0</start>
+                              <end>4000.0</end>
+                         </timeWindow>
+                    </timeWindows>
+               </pickup>
+               <delivery>
+                    <locationId>[x=10.0][y=0.0]</locationId>
+                    <coord x="10.0" y="0.0"/>
+                    <duration>100.0</duration>
+                    <timeWindows>
+                         <timeWindow>
+                              <start>6000.0</start>
+                              <end>10000.0</end>
+                         </timeWindow>
+                    </timeWindows>
+               </delivery>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">10</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+          </shipment>
+     </shipments>
+     <initialRoutes>
+          <route>
+               <driverId>noDriver</driverId>
+               <vehicleId>v1</vehicleId>
+               <start>10.0</start>
+               <act type="pickupShipment">
+                    <shipmentId>4</shipmentId>
+                    <arrTime>0.0</arrTime>
+                    <endTime>0.0</endTime>
+               </act>
+               <act type="deliverShipment">
+                    <shipmentId>4</shipmentId>
+                    <arrTime>0.0</arrTime>
+                    <endTime>0.0</endTime>
+               </act>
+               <end>0.0</end>
+          </route>
+     </initialRoutes>
+</problem>