Abstract: Supply Chains oder Lieferketten sind viel beachtete und oft praktizierte Unternehmensformen, die im Vergleich zu traditionellen Strukturen eine Reihe von Vorteilen aufweisen. Ein Supply Chain Management erfordert allerdings besondere Maßnahmen, die sich aus der Zusammenarbeit von...

Reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms have proven to be useful tools for combinatorial optimisation. However, they are still underutilised in facility layout problems (FLPs). At the same time, RL research relies on standardised benchmarks such as the Arcade Learning Environment. To address...

In today’s fast-paced market, companies are challenged to meet increasing customer demands and shorter product life cycles. To successfully respond to these demands, companies must produce a wide variety of different products. This requires the determination of necessary processes and...