Bill Cook, mentioned in this post, has written an excellent and entertaining book on the TSP that is accessible to non-experts: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Pursuit-Traveling-Salesman-Mathematics-Computation&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0691152705" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Pursuit-Traveling-Salesman-Mathematics...</a><p>If you&#x27;re not interested in reading an entire book on the topic, Cook&#x27;s webpage provides a summary and includes several examples: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.math.uwaterloo.ca&#x2F;tsp&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.math.uwaterloo.ca&#x2F;tsp&#x2F;</a><p>Finally, here&#x27;s a simple version of the TSP showing route optimization in San Francisco using local businesses: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forio.com&#x2F;app&#x2F;showcase&#x2F;route-optimizer&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forio.com&#x2F;app&#x2F;showcase&#x2F;route-optimizer&#x2F;</a>