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Showing posts with label Engineering. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Math Behind Tracking Packages - Marketplace, NPR

NPR does a very good podcast on the "math behind the packages".  A very fascinating quick story on how the "quants" are taking over logistics as well as finance.  Being able to develop mathematical algorithms is critical to UPS' mapping success.  Their mapping success is critical to the efficient routing of drivers.

Have a listen and enjoy: