[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 …

Deep reinforcement learning for machine scheduling: Methodology, the state-of-the-art, and future directions

M Khadivi, T Charter, M Yaghoubi, M Jalayer… - Computers & Industrial …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine scheduling aims to optimally assign jobs to a single or a group of
machines while meeting manufacturing rules as well as job specifications. Optimizing the …

Reinforcement learning-assisted evolutionary algorithm: A survey and research opportunities

Y Song, Y Wu, Y Guo, R Yan, PN Suganthan… - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Evolutionary algorithms (EA), a class of stochastic search methods based on the principles
of natural evolution, have received widespread acclaim for their exceptional performance in …

[HTML][HTML] Deep reinforcement learning-based dynamic scheduling for resilient and sustainable manufacturing: A systematic review

C Zhang, M Juraschek, C Herrmann - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Dynamic scheduling plays a pivotal role in smart manufacturing by enabling real-time
adjustments to production schedules, thereby enhancing system resilience and promoting …

Dynamic job-shop scheduling using graph reinforcement learning with auxiliary strategy

Z Liu, H Mao, G Sa, H Liu, J Tan - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
The unpredictable variety of dynamic events in manufacturing systems poses a great
challenge for tackling the job-shop scheduling problem (JSP), while most prior arts fail to …

[HTML][HTML] A guided twin delayed deep deterministic reinforcement learning for vaccine allocation in human contact networks

E Ardjmand, A Fallahtafti, E Yazdani, A Mahmoodi… - Applied Soft …, 2024 - Elsevier
This manuscript introduces an innovative approach to optimizing the distribution of a limited
vaccine resource within a population modeled as a contact network, aiming to mitigate the …

Graph reinforcement learning for flexible job shop scheduling under industrial demand response: A production and energy nexus perspective

Z Rui, X Zhang, M Liu, L Ling, X Wang, C Liu… - Computers & Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst the global energy crisis, the industrial sector is facing unparalleled energy
conservation challenges as a primary energy consumer. Industrial demand response (IDR) …

A modified multi-agent proximal policy optimization algorithm for multi-objective dynamic partial-re-entrant hybrid flow shop scheduling problem

J Wu, Y Liu - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper extends a novel model for modern flexible manufacturing systems: the multi-
objective dynamic partial-re-entrant hybrid flow shop scheduling problem (MDPR-HFSP) …

A multiobjective optimizer with a K-means cluster algorithm for a distributed flexible flowshop rescheduling problem

XR Tao, QK Pan, HY Sang, M Rong - Applied Soft Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
A distributed flexible flowshop problem (DFFSP) has been extensively studied over recent
years. It is assumed that all jobs to be processed are exactly known in advance, and …

A novel method-based reinforcement learning with deep temporal difference network for flexible double shop scheduling problem

X Wang, P Zhong, M Liu, C Zhang, S Yang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This paper studies the flexible double shop scheduling problem (FDSSP) that considers
simultaneously job shop and assembly shop. It brings about the problem of scheduling …