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Puzzle—TSP at the Movies: Yondu’s Dart Problem

Martin J. Chlond
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Martin J. Chlond

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Martin J. Chlond

Published Online:29 Apr 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2015.0151

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An unexpected application of the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) appears in the 2014 movie Guardians of the Galaxy. This is described and discussed and offered as a basis for a short student workshop to demonstrate the use of TSP.

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Volume 16, Issue 3

Teaching Healthcare Operations Research, Part 1

May 2016

Pages 85-111

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Received:October 01, 2015
Accepted:November 01, 2015
Published Online:April 29, 2016

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Martin J. Chlond (2016) Puzzle—TSP at the Movies: Yondu’s Dart Problem. INFORMS Transactions on Education 16(3):110-111.

https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2015.0151

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