Quantum computers get busy helping BMW optimise its global supply chain

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By Matthew Griffin Connected Society 15th February 2021

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

Ultra-powerful quantum computers are perfectly designed to help solve optimisation problems, and most global supply chains are highly inefficient.

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Back in 2019 Volkswagen became one of the first car makers to use quantum computers to optimise and manage its fleet of cars as they travelled around Lisbon during Web Summit. And now, mere months after China’s quantum computer performed a calculation that would have taken a regular supercomputer 2.5 billion years to complete in just minutes, BMW has announced they’ve using the awesome raw power of quantum computers to help them optimise their global supply chains.

Elsewhere, BMW has announced entry-level plug-in hybrid versions of the 3 Series and 5 Series. After the 320e and 530e become available in March, the automaker will have 15 BMW models and one Mini with plug-in hybrid drive in its lineup.

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