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Quantum Annealing Implementation for Optimization Problems

Aug 2026 · International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management · Vol 02, pp. 1-9 · 0 citations

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The theory and practical implementation of quantum annealing for project scheduling and resource-allocation tasks that can be mapped to Ising or Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization models are presented.

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Presented in this paper is the theory and practical implementation of quantum annealing for project scheduling and resource-allocation tasks that can be mapped to Ising or Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) models. Quantum annealing is a meta-heuristic that exploits quantum tunnelling to search the energy landscape of combinatorial optimization problems. The Quantum Annealing Process Flowchart is detailed stage by stage. Hybrid quantum-classical workflows that embed annealing inside a Monte Carlo or digital-twin loop are described, together with supporting figures of the energy landscape and the hybrid architecture. Cross-domain analogies with ULD configuration and related combinatorial problems illustrate transferability. The paper concludes with implementation considerations and the current maturity of the technology for construction and logistics applications. Keywords: quantum annealing implementation; Ising model; QUBO; combinatorial optimization; project scheduling; hybrid quantum-classical; energy landscape; digital twin; Monte Carlo; supply-chain resilience; ULD configuration

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