Observed arrival · 2026-10-18
A catering kitchen, translated into QUBO
An interactive replay turns a modeled catering production schedule into a walk-through of QUBO optimization, from batch choices to kitchen actions.
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- Optimization researchers and technical readers exploring QUBO scheduling
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- Each lot represents 10 portions; the model prioritizes missed complete meals, wasted components, new batches, then plan changes.
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A meal counts as covered only when both courses are present; a lone course contributes to waste. The schedule uses 10-minute start-time increments and 10-portion lots, and keeps already-started work committed. The page also specifies an outage case in which a worker must clean a repaired cooker before it can be reused, while noting that stock, holding capacity, power, cost, and interrupted cooking are disabled.
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