Optimisation of the Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Process

Inspiration

We were inspired to work on this project due to the relevance of the covid-19 vaccine in recent news and also the difficulty in transporting the vaccine due to the strict storage requirements.

What it does

This programme finds the optimal distribution routes to deliver vaccines to hospitals from a central distribution centre given constraints on vehicle quantities and capacities.

How we built it

We used Python throughout this project. First, we built the route optimiser with the help of OneMap, after which we built the optimiser with a graphing functionality

Challenges we ran into

It was difficult to figure out the appropriate algorithms to employ to ensure that our routes were optimised. We also had to decide on a way to allow the user to interact with the program to improve usability.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud that we managed to come up with a programme that yields optimal delivery solutions

What we learned

What's next for Optimisation of the Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Process

Expanding to fit different situations, maybe with multiple start points

Built With

• onemap
• python