Estimated congestion of commercial facilities Peak decrease at half stay time 21:06 on June 20
As the self-restraint of traveling across prefectures was alleviated nationwide and economic activity resumed, we calculated a method to alleviate the congestion of commercial facilities using the latest quantum computers, and found that the time spent by customers was halved. It turns out that peak congestion can be reduced from 56% to 49% without reducing the number of guests. Venture companies that have conducted trial calculations are said to be a clue to achieving both new coronavirus countermeasures and economic activities.
This trial calculation was done by "Sigma Eye" and NHK, which are venture companies from Tohoku University, who use quantum computers to process complex problems at high speed.
In the trial calculation, based on the location information of the mobile phone analyzed with the consent of the user, we simulated how to alleviate the congestion in the store without reducing the number of customers at supermarkets and shopping malls.
As a result, it was found that there were times when it was usually crowded at a specific time, but if the customer's stay time was reduced by half, the peak congestion could be reduced from 56% to 49%.
Especially, about one and a half hours, it was said that the effect was great when the customer spending in the store halved the stay time.
Sigmaai's Masayuki Ozeki said, “As a result of astronomical calculations, we could expect that this would be possible without making a significant change in our lives. It is not a regulation of entering the store, avoiding denseness, a new coronavirus It could be a clue to balancing measures and economic activity."