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...
Puzzle: The Freelancer's Dilemma August 6, 2025Maeve is a freelance webpage developer, and she has a problem. A client has a budget of $10,000 and wants a webpage developed with as many features as possible, but...
Puzzle: The Great Auction Gamble July 1, 2025You are the visionary curator of the prestigious 'Innovations Through Time' museum exhibit in DS City. This year concludes with seven weeks of auctions of groundbreaking historical artifacts, each requiring...
Puzzle: Ant Race May 16, 2025This year's Edelman Winners were US Cycling. Using optimization in sports has become a staple for teams that want to win. Today, we look at a not-so-serious race that happens...
Puzzle: Tariffs April 2, 2025In these weeks, a lot of supply planners are grappling with the uncertainty of potential tariffs. The fundamental question: Should we stock up before prices go up? Without the right...
Puzzle: A Problem Larger Than the Universe February 27, 2025In this puzzle, you are not asked to solve a concrete optimization problem, but to provide an estimate. Easy? The quadratic assignment problem is a classical facility location problem. We...