Abstract: The growth in e-commerce sales has been constant and, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, has exceeded previous expectations. Owing to social isolation, parcel lockers - systems for goods ...

Graph cover problems form a critical area within discrete optimisation and theoretical computer science, addressing the challenge of selecting subsets of vertices (or edges) that satisfy predetermined ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sadly, 'tis the season for "porch pirates." But a brazen theft in Indianapolis Sunday afternoon is next level. The holiday heist wasn't just a package or two. This greedy grinch stole ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...

Abstract: The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is one of the most common problems in logistics and supply chain. In this study, we propose a hybrid greedy algorithm for the capacitated vehicle routing ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Right now, quantum computers are small and error-prone compared to where they’ll likely be in a few years. Even within those limitations, however, there have been regular claims that the hardware can ...

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Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State comptroller, found that management lapses had caused delays for people who needed permanent housing. By Mihir Zaveri One of New York City’s biggest and most ...