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Optimization hackathons, code fests, and innovation challenges on Nextmv

Looking to innovate in operations research? Or better translate academic research to industrial practice? Build or practice modeling skills set up for real-world impact? Check out this starter guide to hosting challenges on Nextmv.

Creating a more inclusive holiday policy for a global workforce

When a team member gave feedback that our holidays were too U.S.-centric, they weren’t wrong! Here’s how we adapted our time-off policy to be more globally inclusive.

Solving a fleet scheduling problem – from calculating demand to building a shift schedule

If you have a vehicle routing problem, you probably have a workforce scheduling problem, too. Here’s how we found optimized solutions to both with Nextmv’s decision automation platform.

Release roundup: New SDK routing engine features and Onfleet integration updates

Vehicle initialization costs, service groups, and flexible filtering have landed in our SDK routing engine. Plus, try new features in the Nextmv Onfleet integration.

Solve a vehicle routing problem (VRP) using R and Nextmv Cloud

In a few simple steps, you can formulate, solve, and visualize a capacitated vehicle routing problem with the R programming language.

You need a solver. What is a solver?

Solvers are a source of an invisible kind of magic. When they’re absent, we notice. So what are they, how do you use one, and why do you need one?