A.I. Serial Planning Graphs and Entrepreneurship

The Dynamic Analysis and Replanning Tool (DART) is an artificial intelligence program used by the U.S. military to optimize and schedule the transportation of supplies or personnel and solve other logistical problems. In the first 4 years of its use, DART saved the military enough money to recoup the previous 30 years of investments. DART is one of many examples of utilizing AI for planning. Airports use AI for planning flights; Google Maps and other navigation systems use AI for planning; the Mars Rover uses AI to navigate the Red Planet; many large corporations utilize AI planning algorithms to plan logistics and personnel. Using a simplified entrepreneurial analogy, this article will explain a planning approach called "Serial Planning Graphs."