It’s not just faster, either. Kuo also said that the routes his algorithm comes up with are typically 40-percent shorter than the manually planned routes many of his customers previously used.

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For 40 years, an algorithm has been sought to provide an optimal solution to this problem. Now, computer scientist have come up with a recipe.

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After 10 years of research and development, United Parcel Service Inc. said it is about to officially launch an automated system that uses algorithms to devise optimal routes for its drivers. It ...

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