Summary of Reinforcement Learning For Multi-truck Vehicle Routing Problems, by Joshua Levin (1) et al.
Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Truck Vehicle Routing Problems
by Joshua Levin, Randall Correll, Takanori Ide, Takafumi Suzuki, Saito Takaho, Alan Arai
First submitted to arxiv on: 30 Nov 2022
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Optimization and Control (math.OC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper explores the application of deep reinforcement learning (RL) to complex vehicle routing problems (VRPs), specifically those involving multiple trucks and multi-leg routing requirements. The authors extend existing encoder-decoder attention models to handle these more challenging scenarios, allowing for efficient training on small problem instances and subsequent embedding into larger supply chains. By leveraging these extended models, the authors demonstrate improved performance compared to Aisin Corporation’s previous best solution in a real-world supply chain environment. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Deep learning can solve tricky logistics problems! Researchers took a popular AI technique called reinforcement learning (RL) and used it to help plan routes for trucks carrying goods. They made some changes to this approach to make it work better with more complex situations, like when multiple trucks need to follow the same route. This new method did really well in a real-world test case involving a Japanese company that makes car parts. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Attention * Deep learning * Embedding * Encoder decoder * Reinforcement learning
