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Picking the Right Compute Backend for Optimization in 2025
Optimization
9 min
10/14/2025

Picking the Right Compute Backend for Optimization in 2025

Map the classical, quantum cloud, and hybrid backends available today and when each one fits into a modern optimization workflow.

Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) - Computational Complexity and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
15 min
10/2/2025

Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) - Computational Complexity and Quantum Solutions

Deep dive into VRP optimization: why it's computationally hard, what makes it NP-hard, and how quantum computing can provide advantages for large-scale routing problems.

Supply Chain Routing Optimization - Multi-Objective Complexity and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
14 min
10/1/2025

Supply Chain Routing Optimization - Multi-Objective Complexity and Quantum Solutions

Comprehensive guide to supply chain routing optimization: why it's computationally hard, multi-objective complexity, and how quantum computing can provide advantages for large-scale distribution networks.

Production Line Balancing Optimization - Energy Efficiency and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
13 min
9/30/2025

Production Line Balancing Optimization - Energy Efficiency and Quantum Solutions

Comprehensive guide to production line balancing: why it's computationally hard, energy optimization challenges, and how quantum computing can provide advantages for large-scale manufacturing optimization.

production-line-balancing
manufacturing-optimization
Demand Forecast Optimization - ML Constraints and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
14 min
9/25/2025

Demand Forecast Optimization - ML Constraints and Quantum Solutions

Demand forecasting in practice: combinatorial search, rolling-origin validation, and sample-efficient hyperparameter tuning. Evidence-driven hybrid (classical + quantum) exploration without over-claiming.

Shift Scheduling Optimization - Computational Complexity and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
13 min
9/15/2025

Shift Scheduling Optimization - Computational Complexity and Quantum Solutions

Deep dive into shift scheduling problems: why they're computationally hard, constraint complexity, and how quantum computing can provide advantages for large-scale workforce optimization.

QuantFenix Open - Complete Overview
Hybrid Compute
12 min
9/10/2025

QuantFenix Open - Complete Overview

QuantFenix Open is a CLI/SDK to run optimization workloads across multiple compute backends with budget controls and policy-based backend selection.

Knapsack and Portfolio Optimization - Computational Challenges and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
14 min
7/2/2025

Knapsack and Portfolio Optimization - Computational Challenges and Quantum Solutions

Comprehensive guide to Knapsack problems and portfolio optimization: why they're NP-hard, computational complexity, and how quantum computing can provide advantages for large-scale optimization.

Why QuantFenix: Born from the ashes of old-school compute
Quantum FinOps
8 min
7/1/2025

Why QuantFenix: Born from the ashes of old-school compute

QuantFenix automatically selects the most cost-effective backend across classical + quantum for your optimization problems - without burning your budget.

Energy Grid Load Balancing - Real-Time Optimization and Quantum Solutions
optimization-computation
14 min
9/27/205

Energy Grid Load Balancing - Real-Time Optimization and Quantum Solutions

Comprehensive guide to energy grid load balancing: why it's computationally hard, real-time optimization challenges, and how quantum computing can provide advantages for large-scale grid management.