Tag: Route-Optimization

• What is submodularity (15 Mar 2023)
  Submodularity is a term used to describe the concept of diminishing returns. Adding more agents will not give a proportionally high yield if you have a submodular system. E.g., In parallel processing, using two threads would not make the system 2x as fast, or using 10x the threads does not make the system as fast.
• Solving simple problems with Linear Programming (13 Mar 2023)
  This post is to demonstrate how to formulate the given problem into objectives and constraints with a problem that can be solved using linear programming
• Reducing Transportation Costs by Optimizing the location of Fulfillment Centers : A Case Study (26 Feb 2023)
  In this project I worked on at Ola, we aimed to identify the optimal areas to place Scooter Fulfillment centers to minimize transportation costs. We used mixed integer linear programming to solve this problem, setting constraints based on business requirements such as minimum fulfillment center size and personnel. We also cleaned and generated data on city locations, customer addresses, and rental costs for the optimization algorithm. Through our methods, we reduced total costs by 30% and decreased the distance between fulfillment centers and customers by half.