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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of machine learning (ML) and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods in additive manufacturing (3D printing)

J Ukwaththa, S Herath, DPP Meddage - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM)(known as 3D printing) has modernised traditional
manufacturing processes by enabling the layer-by-layer fabrication of complex geometries …

Variable neighborhood search: The power of change and simplicity

J Brimberg, S Salhi, R Todosijević… - Computers & Operations …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses and analyses three main contributions championed by Professor
Mladenović. These include variable neighborhood search (VNS), variable formulation space …

Online order scheduling of multi 3D printing tasks based on the additive manufacturing cloud platform

Q Wu, N Xie, S Zheng, A Bernard - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Cloud-based additive manufacturing is one of the important forms of cloud manufacturing
service platform, which can match manufacturing resources for multi-task requirements to …

Review on ensemble meta-heuristics and reinforcement learning for manufacturing scheduling problems

Y Fu, Y Wang, K Gao, M Huang - Computers and Electrical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
With the development of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, intelligent
manufacturing has become a new and popular trend in manufacturing industries …

Sustainable negotiation-based nesting and scheduling in additive manufacturing systems: A case study and multi-objective meta-heuristic algorithms

K Tafakkori, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - Engineering Applications of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel integrated framework for nesting (ie, part orientation selection
and two-dimensional packing) and scheduling parts assigned to batches (or jobs) on …

A hybrid learning-based meta-heuristic algorithm for scheduling of an additive manufacturing system consisting of parallel SLM machines

M Rohaninejad, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - … Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been recognised as a promising technology under the
context of Industry 4.0, which is reshaping manufacturing paradigms. A prominent type of AM …

A flow based formulation and a reinforcement learning based strategic oscillation for cross-dock door assignment

M Li, JK Hao, Q Wu - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cross-dock door assignment is a critical warehouse optimization problem in supply chain
management. It involves assigning incoming trucks to inbound doors and outgoing trucks to …

Scheduling unrelated additive manufacturing machines with practical constraints

K Hu, Y Che, Z Zhang - Computers & Operations Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of Industry 4.0 and COVID-19 pandemic, additive manufacturing (AM), the
technology of rapid prototyping directly from digital models, has received rapid development …

An overview on the use of operations research in additive manufacturing

JM Framinan, P Perez-Gonzalez… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive production technology that challenges many well-
established, conventional practices in Operations and Supply Chain Management …