"China is a long way from the Middle East, and it can't even reach a good solution to its own regional problems: North Korea, the Diaoyu Islands, the Philippines, Vietnam," Mr. Yin said.
It is a hard combinatorial optimization problem to which finding the optimum solution might be infeasible or even impossible, but finding a good solution is still of great value to managers configuring the line.
As a result, good designers can no longer use pop-up windows even when they would be a good solution.
At the time, some mobile devices came bundled with a free copy of Outlook, so this was a good solution even for people who didn't use Microsoft Office.
There are, however, cleverly designed approximation algorithms, randomized approaches, and heuristics, that can be combined to find a good solution, even if not provably optimal.
22 However, a rule of thumb for survey effort based on assuming the invasive plant will not be seen in a future survey (so further costs of survey and possible escape are ignored) provides a good solution, even if it is not optimal.
Engineering also means accepting continuous updates, and utilizing the best current information, even if imperfect (i.e. "a good solution now is better than a perfect solution later").
Even a friend's house might be a good solution depending on the circumstances.
Competent communication strategies are evident in the way the medical assistant guides the communication towards a good solution for both parties, even in difficult situations, and can make the conversation partner feel they are being taken seriously and are understood.
