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Richard Hoshino National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo. Optimizing the Scheduling of Nippon Professional Baseball using Mathematics. Summary of Results. Scheduling optimization leads to Economic benefits Environmental benefits
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Richard HoshinoNational Institute of Informatics, Tokyo Optimizing the Scheduling of Nippon Professional Baseball using Mathematics
Summary of Results • Scheduling optimization leads to • Economic benefits • Environmental benefits • We have developed the distance-optimal schedule for the Nippon Professional Baseball league, reducing total team travel by 25% – nearly 70,000 kilometres!
Chiba Marines Schedule (2010) 23,266 kilometres in total travel. (HOME sets are marked in red.)
Chiba Marines Schedule (2010) 23,266 kilometres in total travel. (HOME sets are marked in red.)