This series explores optimization of a "picking warehouse" by improving the warehouse design and efficiency of the picking process.
Designing an optimization model is difficult. This article explains common mathematical notation used to define optimization model formulations.
We replicate a wood cutting pattern model from a published academic paper. Surprisingly, we find a better optimal solution.
We've collated many interesting optimization models in our GitHub repository. The focus is on Excel and Python models.
We describe an example of how to represent price breaks in a linear programming model, built in Excel using Solver or OpenSolver.
Optimal facility location is a common & difficult decision that organizations need to make. We build a location optimization model in Excel.
This article replicates and extends a transportation optimization model for managing a COVID-19 vaccination plan in Hong Kong.
Bin packing is a common optimization problem. A new formulation helps us solve a simple, yet difficult to solve, bin packing model.