Quantum Computing in Logistics and Supply Chain Management an Overview

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The work explores the integration of quantum computing into logistics and supply chain management, emphasising its potential for use in complex optimisation problems.

• The discussion introduces quantum computing principles, focusing on quantum annealing and gate-based quantum computing, with the Quantum Approximate Optimisation Algorithm and Quantum Annealing as key algorithmic approaches.
• The paper provides an overview of quantum approaches to routing, logistic network design, fleet maintenance, cargo loading, prediction, and scheduling problems.
• Notably, most solutions in the literature are hybrid, combining quantum and classical computing.