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Transformer Model Solves Open Shop Scheduling Problems

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Researchers have developed a new method for solving the Open Shop Scheduling Problem (OSSP) using a Transformer-based deep reinforcement learning approach. This model, trained on smaller benchmark instances, demonstrates the ability to generalize to significantly larger problems without retraining. The Transformer-based policy offers a learning-based alternative to traditional dispatching rules, showing competitive performance against established heuristics like EST and outperforming SPT and LPT on large-scale instances. AI

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Transformer Model Solves Open Shop Scheduling Problems

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Faezeh Ardali, Mwembezi A. Nyelele, Gerald M. Knapp ·

    A Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)-Based Transformer Method for Solving the Open Shop Scheduling Problem

    arXiv:2606.13682v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The open shop scheduling problem (OSSP) arises in many industrial and service settings but remains computationally challenging as the number of jobs and machines increases. While exact methods quickly become intractable, classical d…

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