Reinforcement learning for logistics and supply chain management: Methodologies, state of the art, and future opportunities

Y Yan, AHF Chow, CP Ho, YH Kuo, Q Wu… - … Research Part E …, 2022 - Elsevier
With advances in technologies, data science techniques, and computing equipment, there
has been rapidly increasing interest in the applications of reinforcement learning (RL) to …

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 …

Flexible job-shop scheduling via graph neural network and deep reinforcement learning

W Song, X Chen, Q Li, Z Cao - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has been applied to learn priority dispatching
rules (PDRs) for solving complex scheduling problems. However, the existing works face …

Data-driven hospitals staff and resources allocation using agent-based simulation and deep reinforcement learning

T Lazebnik - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2023 - Elsevier
Hospital staff and resources allocation (HSRA) is a critical challenge in healthcare systems,
as it involves balancing the demands of patients, the availability of resources, and the need …

Optimal layout planning for human robot collaborative assembly systems and visualization through immersive technologies

M Eswaran, A kumar Inkulu, K Tamilarasan… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
The deployment of Industry 4.0 emerging technologies such as Augmented reality (AR),
Virtual reality (VR), and collaborative Robots enhances flexibility and precision in the …

Bridging evolutionary algorithms and reinforcement learning: A comprehensive survey on hybrid algorithms

P Li, J Hao, H Tang, X Fu, Y Zhen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning (ERL), which integrates Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs)
and Reinforcement Learning (RL) for optimization, has demonstrated remarkable …

[HTML][HTML] Graph neural networks for job shop scheduling problems: A survey

IG Smit, J Zhou, R Reijnen, Y Wu, J Chen… - Computers & Operations …, 2024 - Elsevier
Job shop scheduling problems (JSSPs) represent a critical and challenging class of
combinatorial optimization problems. Recent years have witnessed a rapid increase in the …

Race: improve multi-agent reinforcement learning with representation asymmetry and collaborative evolution

P Li, J Hao, H Tang, Y Zheng… - … Conference on Machine …, 2023 - proceedings.mlr.press
Abstract Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) has demonstrated its effectiveness in
learning collaboration, but it often struggles with low-quality reward signals and high non …

The application of heterogeneous graph neural network and deep reinforcement learning in hybrid flow shop scheduling problem

Y Zhao, X Luo, Y Zhang - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The hybrid flow shop scheduling problem (HFSP) is a fundamental optimization problem in
the process industries. HFSP needs to consider both job selection and machine allocation …

Dynamic scheduling for flexible job shop with insufficient transportation resources via graph neural network and deep reinforcement learning

M Zhang, L Wang, F Qiu, X Liu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The smart workshop is a powerful tool for manufacturing companies to reduce waste and
improve production efficiency through real-time data analysis for self-organized production …