A systematic review of artificial intelligence and data-driven approaches in strategic open-pit mine planning

R Noriega, Y Pourrahimian - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The significant increase in data availability and high-computing power and innovations in
real-time monitoring systems enable the technological transformation of the mining industry …

Fifty years of research in scheduling–theory and applications

A Agnetis, JC Billaut, M Pinedo, D Shabtay - European Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of scheduling research done over the last half century. The
main focus is on what is typically referred to as machine scheduling. The first section …

A transformer-based deep reinforcement learning approach for dynamic parallel machine scheduling problem with family setups

F Li, S Lang, Y Tian, B Hong, B Rolf… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - Springer
The parallel machine scheduling problem (PMSP) involves the optimized assignment of a
set of jobs to a collection of parallel machines, which is a proper formulation for the modern …

Advancing active suspension control with TD3-PSC: Integrating physical safety constraints into deep reinforcement learning

M Deng, D Sun, L Zhan, X Xu, J Zou - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study addresses the limitations of traditional active and semi-active suspension control
systems in terms of adaptability and nonlinear handling, by exploring the potential of Deep …

Shovel allocation and scheduling for open-pit mining using deep reinforcement learning

R Noriega, Y Pourrahimian - International Journal of Mining …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The open-pit production system is a highly dynamic and uncertain environment with
complex interactions between haulage and loading equipment on a shared road network …

Material flow control in Remanufacturing Systems with random failures and variable processing times

F Paschko, S Knorn, A Krini, M Kemke - Journal of Remanufacturing, 2023 - Springer
Material flow control in remanufacturing is an important issue in the field of disassembly.
This paper deals with the potential of autonomous material release decisions for …

Unsupervised reward engineering for reinforcement learning controlled manufacturing

T Hirtz, H Tian, Y Yang, TL Ren - Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2024 - Springer
Reward engineering is a key challenge in reinforcement learning (RL) that can significantly
affect the performance and applicability of RL algorithms. In the field of manufacturing …

[HTML][HTML] Deep Reinforcement Learning for Selection of Dispatch Rules for Scheduling of Production Systems

K Alexopoulos, P Mavrothalassitis, E Bakopoulos… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Production scheduling is a critical task in the management of manufacturing systems. It is
difficult to derive an optimal schedule due to the problem complexity. Computationally …

Multi-agent reinforcement learning for dynamic dispatching in material handling systems

XY Lee, H Wang, D Katsumata… - 2024 IEEE 6th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) approach to learn
dynamic dispatching strategies, which is crucial for optimizing throughput in material …

[HTML][HTML] A Review on Reinforcement Learning in Production Scheduling: An Inferential Perspective

V Modrak, R Sudhakarapandian, A Balamurugan… - Algorithms, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, a systematic review on production scheduling based on reinforcement learning
(RL) techniques using especially bibliometric analysis has been carried out. The aim of this …