On-line three-dimensional packing problems: A review of off-line and on-line solution approaches

S Ali, AG Ramos, MA Carravilla, JF Oliveira - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-Dimensional Packing Problems (3D-PPs) can be applied to effectively
reduce logistics costs in various areas, such as airline cargo management and warehouse …

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 …

Dynamic job-shop scheduling in smart manufacturing using deep reinforcement learning

L Wang, X Hu, Y Wang, S Xu, S Ma, K Yang, Z Liu… - Computer Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Job-shop scheduling problem (JSP) is used to determine the processing order of the jobs
and is a typical scheduling problem in smart manufacturing. Considering the dynamics and …

Packerbot: Variable-sized product packing with heuristic deep reinforcement learning

Z Yang, S Yang, S Song, W Zhang… - 2021 IEEE/RSJ …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Product packing is a typical application in ware-house automation that aims to pick objects
from unstructured piles and place them into bins with optimized placing policy. However, it …

Convolutional Occupancy Models for Dense Packing of Complex, Novel Objects

N Mishra, P Abbeel, X Chen… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dense packing in pick-and-place systems is an important feature in many warehouse and
logistics applications. Prior work in this space has largely focused on planning algorithms in …

BoxStacker: Deep Reinforcement Learning for 3D Bin Packing Problem in Virtual Environment of Logistics Systems

SA Murdivien, J Um - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Manufacturing systems need to be resilient and self-organizing to adapt to unexpected
disruptions, such as product changes or rapid order, in supply chain changes while …

Task scheduling for control system based on deep reinforcement learning

Y Liu, Y Ni, C Dong, J Chen, F Liu - Neurocomputing, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the control system's computational task scheduling problem within limited
time and with limited CPU cores in the cloud server. We employ a neural network model to …

Smart nesting: estimating geometrical compatibility in the nesting problem using graph neural networks

K Abdou, O Mohammed, G Eskandar, A Ibrahim… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - Springer
Reducing material waste and computation time are primary objectives in cutting and packing
problems (C &P). A solution to the C &P problem consists of many steps, including the …

GOPT: Generalizable Online 3D Bin Packing via Transformer-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning

H Xiong, C Guo, J Peng, K Ding… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic object packing has broad practical applications in the logistics and automation
industry, often formulated by researchers as the online 3D Bin Packing Problem (3D-BPP) …

A multi-heuristic algorithm for multi-container 3-d bin packing problem optimization using real world constraints

AA Ananno, L Ribeiro - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the growing demand for sustainable and optimal packaging solutions, this study
proposes a novel two-stage algorithm for the multi-container three-dimensional bin packing …