Puzzle: Textbook Optimization December 1, 2025Let us go back to everyone's comfort zone and do some straight math this week. No probabilities, just a deterministic problem with three variables. This cannot possibly be hard. Can...
Puzzle: Moneyball November 20, 2025Wobbleknock is the latest fad in DS City. It is played with two teams of four players each who aim to score points against each other. The City Shakes have...
Seeker For Sequential Decision Problems November 3, 2025In this post, we show how InsideOpt Seeker can be used to optimize policies according to the universal framework introduced by Prof. Powell. Universal Framework for Sequential Decision Problems Dr....
5th Generation Seeker Released November 3, 2025We are happy to announce that the fifth version of the Seeker Solver (official version 2.1) has just been released! Some highlights: System Improvements Improved internal handling of permutations makes...
Puzzle: When Decision Science Refuses to Decide October 30, 2025In response to a previous puzzle, we received this comment: Some time ago, UPS built a model to determine how many planes they would need to handle their overnight network....
Puzzle: Warehouse Staffing September 30, 2025Rhine, the E-commerce giant of DS City, has a problem. While the warehouse incurs more costs than it should due to overstaffing, overtime is still a regular occurrence that happens...
