How to carry more with less? Load factor maximization is a key metric to cargo transport operators. With Quantum-South’s optimization module, cargo is allocated as to maximize capacity usage.
From truck operators in interstate roads and freight trains in distant railways, all the way to colossal container ships and cargo airplanes in the world’s busiest ports and airports, the demand for efficiency is always present in the cargo industry. Nowadays, a product ordered online can arrive at your home within hours of the purchase. Deploying such supply chain requires a never-ending commitment towards high performance and productivity.
Particularly, a widespread interest in all cargo-related transport is maximizing load factor, which means making use of as much capacity as possible. Related to the load factor is the Bin Packing Problem (BPP), which refers to a series of mathematical dilemmas regarding the optimal distribution of boxes in a given set of containers. A comprehensive BPP solution can simultaneously maximize transported boxes while minimizing needed containers. A simple formulation, a rather complex solution: how do we properly distribute and order boxes in bins?
Quantum-South has developed a quantum computing solution for the BPP that not only assigns a bin to each box, but also locates it in the bin. Boxes in containers of a cargo ship; packages inside various trucks from a road transport company; items inside ULDs for air freight. Military equipment transport, food delivery services, storage in warehouses. The applications are numerous, and Quantum-South is ready to implement these solutions.
A quantum computing software company, Quantum-South works with complex optimization problems in the cargo industry. The goal is to achieve better results than conventional solutions available today and help companies to improve revenues and reduce costs. After all, the whole idea of optimization means using scarce resources in an effective manner as to reduce waste. We understand the complex nature of the shipping industry, its dynamic essence, and the unexpected shifts it may present. We develop software with this in mind, while also adding value by employing scientific approaches to operational decisions.
Quantum computing’s potential to solve complex problems in a faster and more precise way represents a huge opportunity to the cargo industry. Large technology companies are competing in a quantum race for bringing global access to this technology. Quantum-South provides a future-proof and readily available solution with quantum computing.