Optioryx Internship Summer 2022
August 18, 2022
Cedric's experience
This summer I joined Optioryx as a computer science engineering intern. As I had been curious about working in a start-up environment for a while, I am grateful for receiving this opportunity.
Optioryx's goal is to help companies transport less air by providing two services. On the one hand, they offer a box packing algorithm to determine the smallest box in which an order can fit. On the other hand, Optioryx can optimise the dimensions of the assortment of boxes a certain warehouse needs. These services result in significant economic advantages whilst decreasing carbon emissions.
My goal was to come up with creative new concepts that could improve Optioryx's box packing algorithm. A project I was very eager to work on, since improving sustainability through computer science is one of my main interests. In close collaboration with the founders (Bart & Gilles), I came up with lots of promising ideas, implemented these, and compared these to the company's current algorithm in terms of speed and accuracy.
We did hit some roadblocks
along the way, as some very promising early ideas ended up being less useful than expected. However we kept going and I am proud
to say that in this short period, we managed to gain important insights and create real added value to the algorithm.
Overall my internship has been a great learning experience and I am looking forward to working with Gilles and Bart in the future.
Cedric Helewaut
Interested or questions about Optioryx3D?
Interested or questions about Optioryx3D?
Optioryx
Lammerstraat 35
9000 Gent
E-mail: info@optioryx.com
What is cost efficient 3D cartonization? What are the pitfalls in your pick pack ship operations and how can smart packaging help during small parcel contract negotiations. Key is exploiting carrier surcharges while doing 3D bin packing in our python algorithm.