You have some tasks to accomplish outside of the home such as shopping at a grocery store, visiting post office, refueling your car at a gas station, and so on. Which locations should you choose and in what order?
You are approaching the end of the semester when you are usually busier with your school duties. Nevertheless, you want to continue your daily exercise habit. How can you manage both?
Nowadays, all professionals seem to be very busy. How can one balance between one’s profession and personal life?
Business challenges
A delivery company such as FedEx needs to determine the route of each vehicle leaving each FedEx warehouse to deliver tens of parcels on each day. How does FedEx determine the best route?
A department store such as Belk needs to schedule the full-time and part-time employees at each store based on the anticipated demand. How does Belk determine the schedule?
Walmart has several warehouses in each state to replenish the inventory at the retail stores. For each single item in each retail store, Walmart needs to decide the quantity, frequency, and warehouse(s) from which that item should be replenished. How does Walmart determine the replenishment policy for thousands of items?
