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We examine a standard factory scheduling problem with stochastic processing and setup times, minimizing the expectation of the weighted number of tardy jobs. Because the costs of operators in the schedule are stochastic and sequence…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-02-18 Peter R. Wurman , Michael P. Wellman

We consider a distributed computing network consisting of a master and multiple workers processing tasks of different types. The master is running multiple applications. Each application stochastically generates real-time jobs with a strict…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-01-31 Yu-Pin Hsu , Yu-Chih Huang , Shin-Lin Shieh

Parcel sorting operations in logistics enterprises aim to achieve a high throughput of parcels through sorting centers. These sorting centers are composed of large circular conveyor belts on which incoming parcels are placed, with multiple…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-10 Supratim Ghosh , Aritra Pal , Prashant Kumar , Ankush Ojha , Aditya Paranjape , Souvik Barat , Harshad Khadilkar

In this study, we investigate a scheduling problem on identical machines in which jobs require initial setup before execution. We assume that an algorithm can dynamically form a batch (i.e., a collection of jobs to be processed together)…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-16 Yasushi Kawase , Kazuhisa Makino , Vinh Long Phan , Hanna Sumita

We formulate and study a fundamental search and detection problem, Schedule Optimization, motivated by a variety of real-world applications, ranging from monitoring content changes on the web, social networks, and user activities to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-09-11 Ahmad Mahmoody , Evgenios M. Kornaropoulos , Eli Upfal

This paper presents a methodology for strategic day-ahead planning that uses a combination of deep learning and optimization. A noise-driven recurrent neural network structure is proposed for forecasting electricity prices and local inflow…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-04 Martin Biel

This paper considers single-machine scheduling problems in which a given solution, i.e. an ordered set of jobs, has to be improved as much as possible by re-sequencing the jobs. The need for rescheduling may arise in different contexts,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-07-01 Gaia Nicosia , Andrea Pacifici , Ulrich Pferschy , Julia Resch , Giovanni Righini

$ $"Fast Fashion" spearheads the biggest disruption in fashion that enabled to engineer resilient supply chains to quickly respond to changing fashion trends. The conventional design process in commercial manufacturing is often fed through…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Abhinav Ravi , Arun Patro , Vikram Garg , Anoop Kolar Rajagopal , Aruna Rajan , Rajdeep Hazra Banerjee

Rescheduling problems arise in a variety of situations where a previously planned schedule needs to be adjusted to deal with unforeseen events. A common problem is the arrival of new orders, i.e. jobs, which have to be integrated into the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Elena Rener , Fabio Salassa , Vincent T'kindt

Industrial timetabling is a critical task for decision-makers across various sectors to ensure efficient system operation. In real-world settings, it remains challenging because unexpected events often disrupt execution. When such events…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Kévin Ducharlet , Liwen Zhang , Sara Maqrot , Houssem Saidi

Reinforcement learning (RL) has shown promise in solving various combinatorial optimization problems. However, conventional RL faces challenges when dealing with complex, real-world constraints, especially when action space feasibility is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Jaike van Twiller , Yossiri Adulyasak , Erick Delage , Djordje Grbic , Rune Møller Jensen

Recently, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), as known as drone, has become an alternative means of package delivery. Although the drone delivery scheduling has been studied in recent years, most existing models are formulated as a single…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-08-21 Suttinee Sawadsitang , Dusit Niyato , Puay Siew Tan , Sarana Nutanong

Considering the evolution of the food industry and its challenges, like high perishability, managing the food industry supply chain is a key focus for researchers and decision-makers. Uncertainty in decision-making has gained importance,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-11 Babak Javadi , Zeinab Salimzadeh , Amir Hossein Akbari , Mahla Yadegari , Mohammadreza Abdali

Modern discrete manufacturing requires real-time energy and production co-scheduling to reduce business costs. In discrete manufacturing, production lines and equipment are complex and numerous, which introduces significant uncertainty…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-12 Yiyuan Pan , Zhaojian Wang

Most research designing novel predictive models, or employing existing ones, assumes that training and testing data are independent and identically distributed. In practice, the data encountered at serving time often deviate from the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-30 Hanyu Duan , Yi Yang , Ahmed Abbasi , Kar Yan Tam

In non-clairvoyant scheduling, the task is to find an online strategy for scheduling jobs with a priori unknown processing requirements with the objective to minimize the total (weighted) completion time. We revisit this well-studied…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-05-23 Alexander Lindermayr , Nicole Megow

Manufacturing companies typically use sophisticated production planning systems optimizing production steps, often delivering near-optimal solutions. As a downside for delivering a near-optimal schedule, planning systems have high…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-06-28 Jing Tan , Lars Braubach , Kai Jander , Rongjun Xu , Kai Chen

Fashion apparel companies require planning for the next season, a year in advance for supply chain management. This study focuses on size selection decision making for Levi Strauss. Currently, the region and planning group level size grids…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-19 Salim Yunus , Dries Benoit , Filipa Peleja

A fundamental task underlying many important optimization problems, from influence maximization to sensor placement to content recommendation, is to select the optimal group of $k$ items from a larger set. Submodularity has been very…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-03-02 Jon Kleinberg , Emily Ryu , Éva Tardos

Production logistics has an important role as a chain that connects the components of the production system. The most important goal of production logistics plans is to keep the flow of the production system well. However, compared to the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-01 Yongkuk Jeong , Gianpiero Canessa , Erik Flores-García , Tarun Kumar Agrawal , Magnus Wiktorsson