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Abstract: As a fundamental optimization problem in real-world logistics and transportation, the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) typically faces uncertainty in the operational process ...

This work proposes a framework for global optimization, showing that global optimization is equivalent to optimal strategy formation in a two-armed decision problem with known distributions, based on ...

Abstract: This paper proposes an improved Whale Optimization Algorithm (IWOA) tailored for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). Specifically, IWOA incorporates Good Point set ...

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CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems.

“We owe it to the animals to stop confusing marketing with rescue, and to put our resources toward solutions that last.” In the world of dog and cat rescue, advocates have long debated the ethics of ...

Palo Alto, California-based D-Wave Quantum Inc. claims to be the first company that sells computers that leverage quantum effects in their operation. The company recently demonstrated how its quantum ...