Read an article years ago where a company used swarm theory to route oil delivery trucks. Drivers were mad because sometimes the route would run them right past a customer, but in the end fuel costs were down 20%.
God I love that shit. Route optimization is one of the most fascinating topics in mathematics because it can look so incredibly bullshit until the final phases.
Can’t find it again, but the original National Geographic article was new science at the time and mind blowing. Love to see how they programmed swarm theory into their application.
Read an article years ago where a company used swarm theory to route oil delivery trucks. Drivers were mad because sometimes the route would run them right past a customer, but in the end fuel costs were down 20%.
God I love that shit. Route optimization is one of the most fascinating topics in mathematics because it can look so incredibly bullshit until the final phases.
Can’t find it again, but the original National Geographic article was new science at the time and mind blowing. Love to see how they programmed swarm theory into their application.