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Roadtrip

Roadtrip. Travis Chambers, Van Fitzsimmons, Carsten Schulze. Back-story. You are a 68 year old Bay Area retiree with: A completely open schedule One 40 foot mega-RV A heroine-like addiction to Professional Football A very supportive wife A strong networks/optimization background.

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Roadtrip

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  1. Roadtrip Travis Chambers, Van Fitzsimmons, Carsten Schulze

  2. Back-story • You are a 68 year old Bay Area retiree with: • A completely open schedule • One 40 foot mega-RV • A heroine-like addiction to Professional Football • A very supportive wife • A strong networks/optimization background

  3. Mission • RV road trip for an NFL Season • Minimize miles • See every team • See a different stadium each time • Make it back home for your Anniversary • Avoid a Neighbor (Dan) with a vendetta

  4. Model Overview • NFL Organized into: • 32 teams • 17 weeks • (Thursday-Monday) • 2013 NFL Schedule • Games(each week): • Max of 16 games during a week • Min of 13 games during a week

  5. Overlay of Abstract and Real Map Week 15 Week 14

  6. Abstract Network Week 14 Nodes: Week/Away Team/Home Team(location) Edges: (Week(n)/Away Team/Home Team(location)) /(Week(n+1)/Away Team/Home Team(location)) /distance Week 15

  7. Measure of Effectiveness • Distance = Money • All other costs assumed constant • Housing (RV) • Food • Tickets • Operator Decision: Where to travel to each week

  8. HOURS OF GAMS TV Later…

  9. No Team Restriction Games in Oakland: 6 Games in SF: 5 4654 miles Become an Raiders & 49ers fan!

  10. Thrifty RV Rental

  11. All Teams 9,140 miles All 32 teams

  12. Living In Style

  13. No Stadium Twice 9,140 miles

  14. First Attack: WifeThe Anniversary 12,747 miles

  15. Interdiction: Vengeful Neighbor (Dan) • Attack: Neighbor attends game to spite our quest to see every team • Accidentally ran over his wife's rose bush • Heckles us, throws beer…etc. • His attendance means we will not attend

  16. Dan Attacks Week 5: San Diego at Oakland 13,158 miles

  17. Dan Strikes Back Week 4: New England at Atlanta 13,526 miles

  18. The Triple Dan Attack Week 3: San Diego at Tennessee Or Week 13: Jacksonville at Cleveland 13,596 miles

  19. Retiree Resilience Curve

  20. Conclusion • Mission Accomplished! • Saw each team • No Stadium twice • Made it home for Anniversary • Dodged Dan • Minimized Miles • Time Layered model • Linear Program -> Mixed Integer Program • No Dual -> Loop

  21. Make 2014 model even better? • Adaptive weather algorithm • Variable gas prices • Monday-Thursday games • International series

  22. Questions?

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