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DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Sep 2, 2025 · Operations

How Data Science Transforms Intelligent Supply Chains: Theory and Real‑World Cases

This article introduces the book “Intelligent Supply Chain: Data Science Theory and Practice”, outlining how data science drives end‑to‑end supply‑chain optimization through real‑world case studies, covering topics from data preprocessing to advanced modeling, delivery efficiency, and customer‑service forecasting.

Data ScienceLogistics OptimizationSupply Chain
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How Data Science Transforms Intelligent Supply Chains: Theory and Real‑World Cases
JD Tech Talk
JD Tech Talk
Aug 5, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

How AI is Revolutionizing Supply Chains: JD.com's Billion‑Scale Time‑Series Model

The article details JD.com’s AI‑driven supply‑chain innovations, including a billion‑scale pure time‑series model, advanced demand forecasting, intelligent inventory selection, and end‑to‑end allocation algorithms that dramatically improve efficiency, cost, and global supply‑chain transformation.

AIData-drivenLogistics Optimization
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How AI is Revolutionizing Supply Chains: JD.com's Billion‑Scale Time‑Series Model
JD Retail Technology
JD Retail Technology
Jul 31, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

How AI is Revolutionizing Supply Chains: JD.com’s Billion‑Parameter Time‑Series Model

At the 2025 AI Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference in Hangzhou, JD.com’s chief scientists unveiled a billion‑parameter time‑series large model and end‑to‑end inventory algorithms that dramatically boost demand forecasting, dynamic allocation, and overall supply‑chain efficiency, illustrating how AI can transform global logistics networks.

AIData‑Driven Decision MakingLarge Model
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How AI is Revolutionizing Supply Chains: JD.com’s Billion‑Parameter Time‑Series Model
JD Cloud Developers
JD Cloud Developers
Jan 13, 2025 · Backend Development

How JD Logistics Optimizes Order Merging with Recursive Algorithms

This article explains the background, challenges, and recursive algorithmic solution JD Logistics uses to merge purchase orders, detailing the merging rules, code implementation, deduplication strategy, performance gains, and the resulting operational benefits such as increased merchant satisfaction and faster processing.

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How JD Logistics Optimizes Order Merging with Recursive Algorithms
DataFunSummit
DataFunSummit
Nov 27, 2024 · Operations

Operations Research Methods for Large-Scale Supply Chain Logistics Optimization

The article explains how operations research techniques such as column generation and partition solving can optimize large‑scale supply‑chain logistics networks, detailing model formulation, constraints, computational challenges, and the benefits of generating high‑quality initial solutions for faster convergence.

Logistics OptimizationSupply Chaincolumn generation
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Operations Research Methods for Large-Scale Supply Chain Logistics Optimization
DataFunSummit
DataFunSummit
Nov 19, 2024 · Operations

Operations‑Research Methods for Large‑Scale Supply‑Chain Network Optimization

This article explains how operations‑research techniques such as mixed‑integer programming, column generation, and partitioned solving are applied to large‑scale supply‑chain network design, illustrating model formulation, constraints, computational challenges, and the benefits of generating high‑quality initial solutions for faster convergence.

Logistics OptimizationSupply Chaincolumn generation
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Operations‑Research Methods for Large‑Scale Supply‑Chain Network Optimization
Model Perspective
Model Perspective
Jul 14, 2024 · Operations

Optimizing Central Kitchen Deliveries with a Practical VRP Model

This article introduces the classic Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) model, detailing its decision variables, objective function, and constraints, and demonstrates its application to a central kitchen distribution scenario with three trucks serving ten outlets, highlighting how linear programming or heuristics can minimize travel distance and cost.

Central KitchenLogistics OptimizationVehicle Routing Problem
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Optimizing Central Kitchen Deliveries with a Practical VRP Model
Shopee Tech Team
Shopee Tech Team
Dec 16, 2021 · Industry Insights

How Shopee Leverages Technology to Transform E‑Commerce in Southeast Asia

This article details Shopee's technical innovations—from logistics scheduling, address standardization, and fresh‑food expiry management to live‑streaming infrastructure, search scaling, real‑time data synchronization, chatbot analytics, and high‑throughput payment and order systems—showcasing how engineering breakthroughs power its 11.11 mega‑sale.

Logistics Optimizationcloud infrastructuredata synchronization
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How Shopee Leverages Technology to Transform E‑Commerce in Southeast Asia
Huolala Tech
Huolala Tech
Jun 25, 2021 · Artificial Intelligence

How Optimizing Information Disclosure Boosts Efficiency in Mobility‑On‑Demand Platforms

An in‑depth review of the award‑winning KDD paper reveals how a novel information‑disclosure framework, built on multinormal logit modeling and edge‑cutting optimization, dramatically improves driver, user, and platform efficiency in mobility‑on‑demand logistics systems.

AI modelingLogistics Optimizationinformation disclosure
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How Optimizing Information Disclosure Boosts Efficiency in Mobility‑On‑Demand Platforms
Suning Technology
Suning Technology
Feb 20, 2021 · Operations

Optimizing Store Fulfillment: Fast‑Pick Warehouses vs Hanging Chains

This report analyzes the rapidly growing O2O home‑delivery market, comparing fast‑pick warehouse and hanging‑chain fulfillment models, and provides detailed operational, inventory, staffing, and IT system design recommendations to reduce costs and boost efficiency.

Logistics OptimizationO2Ofast-pick warehouse
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Optimizing Store Fulfillment: Fast‑Pick Warehouses vs Hanging Chains
ITPUB
ITPUB
Jul 10, 2020 · Backend Development

How RocketMQ Cut Costs and Stabilized Alibaba Logistics During Double‑11

Facing soaring order peaks each Double‑11, Alibaba's logistics arm re‑engineered its architecture with RocketMQ, using asynchronous decoupling to handle payment‑order traffic, dramatically reduce hardware spend, and keep logistics QPS stable without sacrificing user experience.

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How RocketMQ Cut Costs and Stabilized Alibaba Logistics During Double‑11
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Oct 11, 2018 · Operations

Can You Solve Alibaba’s ‘Fastest Delivery’ Network‑Flow Challenge?

Alibaba’s global math competition invites participants to tackle real‑world logistics puzzles, such as the “Fastest Delivery for Couriers” network‑flow problem, while showcasing how mathematical modeling and algorithms can boost delivery efficiency by up to 30 % and highlighting the role of AI in grading.

Logistics OptimizationOperations Researchalgorithmic modeling
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Can You Solve Alibaba’s ‘Fastest Delivery’ Network‑Flow Challenge?
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jul 13, 2017 · Artificial Intelligence

How STARK VRP Cuts Chinese Logistics Costs with AI‑Powered Routing

This article explains how Alibaba's Cainiao network built the STARK VRP engine—an AI‑driven, distributed vehicle‑routing solver that supports dozens of VRP variants, leverages metaheuristics, parallel island models, and deep reinforcement learning to dramatically reduce fleet size and travel distance in Chinese logistics.

AILogistics OptimizationMetaheuristics
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How STARK VRP Cuts Chinese Logistics Costs with AI‑Powered Routing
Meituan Technology Team
Meituan Technology Team
Aug 5, 2016 · Big Data

Takeaway Big Data Optimization Strategies

Meituan’s delivery team leverages massive real‑time data mining, distributed parallel optimization and a simulation platform to intelligently assign orders, boost rider efficiency, cut costs, and continuously refine algorithms, while integrating offline‑online learning and upstream‑downstream coordination to enhance overall logistics performance.

AI in deliveryLogistics Optimizationdistributed computing
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Takeaway Big Data Optimization Strategies