Cleveland Python User Group Meeting

Talk 1: Into the Logisticverse: Improving Efficiency in Transportation Networks using Python by Nick Muoh
Nick is getting ready to present the same talk at PyCon US later this month. While his presentation is not 100% done yet, he would love some constructive feedback for his presentation.
Description: When we think about what Python is for, we often think of things like analytics, machine learning, and web apps but python is a workhorse that plays a tremendous and often invisible role in our day-to-day lives, from medicine to finance, and even the transportation of goods from manufacturers to the shelves of our neighborhood stores.
Transportation networks are highly dynamic, goods are always moving from point A to point B and money every minute is being gained or lost. Improving efficiency in a transportation network is critical to the survival of a business that provides transportation and distribution services as well as ensuring timely delivery of goods to customers.
This talk examines 3 real-world examples of how Python is used to improve the efficiency of transportation networks, particularly we will explore:

• Finding the optimal match between a driver and a load at the lowest possible cost using `pywrapgraph`.
• Generating recommendations for macro level optimizations to a transportation network using `networkX`.
• Helping the descision making process by answering the question "Should I accept this work?" using `skfuzzy`.

Key Takeaways:

• Graph analytics and data science concepts that facilitate getting goods from manufacturers to stores more efficiently and at a lower cost to businesses.
• An appreciation of the complexity of the logistics industry and the role Python plays in making the life of drivers better.

Talk 2: TBD

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