AI Planning and Mathematical Programming

人们和组织的许多日常活动都需要计划和安排：决定采取什么行动来实现一系列目标，并决定何时采取行动以及使用什么资源。每天的通勤可能包括决定一个人可以离开家及时到达重要会议的最晚时间，同时考虑不同的旅行方式（自行车，汽车，公共交通），每一个将花费的时间，以及与其他目标的相互作用（例如，如果我开车，下班后就不能和同事喝一杯了）。再举一个例子，像亚马逊这样的公司必须使用劳动力、仓库空间、卡车和燃料来协调货物的接收、存储、接单、包装和交付。

Many of the day-to-day activities of people and organizations require planning and scheduling: deciding what actions to do to achieve a set of goals and deciding when actions should be done and with what resources. A daily commute might consist of deciding the latest time one can leave home to arrive in time for an important meeting while taking into account different ways to travel (bike, car, public transit), the time each one will take, and the interaction with other goals (e.g., if I drive I won't be able to have a drink with colleagues after work). As another example, a company such as Amazon must use labour, warehouse space, trucks, and fuel to coordinate the reception, storage, order-taking, packing, and delivery of goods.