Re:Mathematical Optimization for Cargo Ships
by snapetom on Thursday June 06, 2024 @02:19PM
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Shipping companies are clueless about tech, and tech companies are clueless about the day to day activities of shipping. They think they can tech their way through all problems.
We recently met with a big tech company who we were told to partner with. They start with an angle that made highly suspicious they basically wanted to build a fully automated terminal. When we told them just one fairly mild story of what union issues we deal with, they all gasped and said, "what?" and quickly dropped it.
We recently met with a big tech company who we were told to partner with. They start with an angle that made highly suspicious they basically wanted to build a fully automated terminal. When we told them just one fairly mild story of what union issues we deal with, they all gasped and said, "what?" and quickly dropped it.