The Guardian put it, ‘Algebra is the maths that delivers’. The crux of algebra is that it finds previously unknown numbers when given certain others.
Talking to The Guardian, principal data scientist at Ocado Technology, Anna Moss, said: “Stocking warehouses is a complicated problem.” Fancy job title aside, Anna Moss' role ensures that the amount of stock ordered from suppliers is balanced, enough to satisfy the demand from customers whilst not exceeding warehouse storage facilities and creating food waste.Moss is what you might call a maths mogul, her mathematical research is often published in academic journals.Linear algebra is where the maths of logistics begins.
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