Winter is coming and so is Santa… or is he?

Can you solve this challenge? 

At Itility we decided to embrace the spirit of the holidays, by giving our November hackathon a holiday twist. Our challenge this time was to act as Santa’s Data-Scientist-Elves (DSEs) and ensure that all of the gifts are delivered in the most efficient way.

The challenge? 
Plan delivery routes of 100.000 gifts of different weights to locations across the globe. To make it more interesting, there are two constraints:

1. Total weight of sleigh constraint (TWOS): Yes, it’s all magic, but even magic has its limit; and so does the sleigh. In our case the sleigh is able to take up to 500kg, excluding Santa.
2. Reindeers Weariness Index (RWI): Even though they possess superpowers, reindeers do get tired. In addition to carrying all the gifts they need to carry Santa (150kg) and the sleigh itself (10kg). 

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