A review on learning to solve combinatorial optimisation problems in manufacturing

C Zhang, Y Wu, Y Ma, W Song, Z Le… - IET Collaborative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An efficient manufacturing system is key to maintaining a healthy economy today. With the
rapid development of science and technology and the progress of human society, the …

A review of reinforcement learning based intelligent optimization for manufacturing scheduling

L Wang, Z Pan, J Wang - Complex System Modeling and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the critical component of manufacturing systems, production scheduling aims to optimize
objectives in terms of profit, efficiency, and energy consumption by reasonably determining …

Artificial intelligence in manufacturing and logistics systems: algorithms, applications, and case studies

CF Chien, S Dauzère-Pérès, WT Huh… - … Journal of Production …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Modern manufacturing and logistics systems are supported by increasingly ubiquitous and
powerful computing networks. Within these networks, oceans of data are continuously being …

Dynamic production scheduling towards self-organizing mass personalization: A multi-agent dueling deep reinforcement learning approach

Z Qin, D Johnson, Y Lu - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass personalization is rapidly approaching. In response, manufacturing systems should be
capable of autonomously changing production plans, configurations and schedules under …

Deep reinforcement learning applied to an assembly sequence planning problem with user preferences

M Neves, P Neto - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2022 - Springer
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has demonstrated its potential in solving complex
manufacturing decision-making problems, especially in a context where the system learns …

Multi agent reinforcement learning for online layout planning and scheduling in flexible assembly systems

L Kaven, P Huke, A Göppert, RH Schmitt - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - Springer
Manufacturing systems are undergoing systematic change facing the trade-off between the
customer's needs and the economic and ecological pressure. Especially assembly systems …

Deep reinforcement learning in smart manufacturing: A review and prospects

C Li, P Zheng, Y Yin, B Wang, L Wang - CIRP Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
To facilitate the personalized smart manufacturing paradigm with cognitive automation
capabilities, Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has attracted ever-increasing attention by …

[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement Learning in Manufacturing Control: Baselines, challenges and ways forward

V Samsonov, KB Hicham, T Meisen - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The field of Neural Combinatorial Optimization (NCO) offers multiple learning-
based approaches to solve well-known combinatorial optimization tasks such as Traveling …

Deep reinforcement learning in production systems: a systematic literature review

M Panzer, B Bender - International Journal of Production Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Shortening product development cycles and fully customisable products pose major
challenges for production systems. These not only have to cope with an increased product …

A deep reinforcement learning based hyper-heuristic for modular production control

M Panzer, B Bender, N Gronau - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In nowadays production, fluctuations in demand, shortening product life-cycles, and highly
configurable products require an adaptive and robust control approach to maintain …