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At UPS, the Algorithm Is the Driver
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<blockquote data-quote="Returntosender" data-source="post: 1529635" data-attributes="member: 29240"><p>TIMONIUM, Md.—Here’s a math problem for you. Each <a href="http://quotes.wsj.com/UPS" target="_blank"> United Parcel Service </a> Inc. driver makes an average of 120 stops per day. There are 6,689,502,913,449,135,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 alternatives for ordering those stops. Which option is the most efficient, after considering variables such as special delivery times, road regulations, and the existence of private roads that don’t appear on a map?</p><p></p><p>UPS engineers are already enhancing Orion so it will update delivery schedules while drivers are on the road, useful in a situation in which a driver might abandon Orion’s instructions because of an unexpected road closure due to an accident, but want to resume using Orion later in the day. <span style="color: #ff0000">Upcoming versions also will include turn-by-turn driving instructions—not yet part of the system.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-ups-the-algorithm-is-the-driver-1424136536" target="_blank">http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-ups-the-algorithm-is-the-driver-1424136536</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Returntosender, post: 1529635, member: 29240"] TIMONIUM, Md.—Here’s a math problem for you. Each [URL='http://quotes.wsj.com/UPS'] United Parcel Service [/URL] Inc. driver makes an average of 120 stops per day. There are 6,689,502,913,449,135,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 alternatives for ordering those stops. Which option is the most efficient, after considering variables such as special delivery times, road regulations, and the existence of private roads that don’t appear on a map? UPS engineers are already enhancing Orion so it will update delivery schedules while drivers are on the road, useful in a situation in which a driver might abandon Orion’s instructions because of an unexpected road closure due to an accident, but want to resume using Orion later in the day. [COLOR=#ff0000]Upcoming versions also will include turn-by-turn driving instructions—not yet part of the system. [URL]http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-ups-the-algorithm-is-the-driver-1424136536[/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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