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Challenge #213: Optimized Flower Arrangements

grazitti_sapna
17 - Castor
‎08-31-2022 02:36 AM

Interesting challenge.

 

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Sapna Gupta
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mouna_belaid
8 - Asteroid
‎09-12-2022 06:12 AM

Please find below my solution!

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FrederikE
13 - Pulsar
‎09-17-2022 07:29 AM
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CodeMonkey
8 - Asteroid
‎09-19-2022 01:07 PM

Python optimization using linear program and simplex (it should be an integer program, but the scipy version included with my alteryx implementation is old so doesn't support integer / MILP). Same objective function results though

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acarter881
12 - Quasar
‎10-04-2022 06:26 PM

Here's my solution. Took me a long time to figure out how to organize the data.

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DawnDuong
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar
‎10-08-2022 07:32 AM

Thank you for posting this challenge. Very helpful to get to know how to use the Optimization tool.

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JoshuaB
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‎10-09-2022 07:29 AM

Updating from my old account

Joshua Burkhow | Chief Evangelist @ Alteryx | Follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter
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martinding
13 - Pulsar
‎10-10-2022 03:49 PM
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 Learned a new tool!

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alexnajm
19 - Altair
19 - Altair
‎10-11-2022 08:41 AM

Done!

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trung2403
8 - Asteroid
‎10-14-2022 08:05 AM

Very powerful tool. A bit challenging to learn how to configure it.I do love it. From now on, say to to Solver tool in Excel. lol

 

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