Optimizing Inventory Routing: A Decision-Focused Learning Approach using Neural Networks
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| author | Islam, MD Shafikul Wasi, Azmine Toushik |
| author_facet | Islam, MD Shafikul Wasi, Azmine Toushik |
| contents | Inventory Routing Problem (IRP) is a crucial challenge in supply chain management as it involves optimizing efficient route selection while considering the uncertainty of inventory demand planning. To solve IRPs, usually a two-stage approach is employed, where demand is predicted using machine learning techniques first, and then an optimization algorithm is used to minimize routing costs. Our experiment shows machine learning models fall short of achieving perfect accuracy because inventory levels are influenced by the dynamic business environment, which, in turn, affects the optimization problem in the next stage, resulting in sub-optimal decisions. In this paper, we formulate and propose a decision-focused learning-based approach to solving real-world IRPs. This approach directly integrates inventory prediction and routing optimization within an end-to-end system potentially ensuring a robust supply chain strategy. |
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| spellingShingle | Optimizing Inventory Routing: A Decision-Focused Learning Approach using Neural Networks Islam, MD Shafikul Wasi, Azmine Toushik Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Systems and Control Optimization and Control Inventory Routing Problem (IRP) is a crucial challenge in supply chain management as it involves optimizing efficient route selection while considering the uncertainty of inventory demand planning. To solve IRPs, usually a two-stage approach is employed, where demand is predicted using machine learning techniques first, and then an optimization algorithm is used to minimize routing costs. Our experiment shows machine learning models fall short of achieving perfect accuracy because inventory levels are influenced by the dynamic business environment, which, in turn, affects the optimization problem in the next stage, resulting in sub-optimal decisions. In this paper, we formulate and propose a decision-focused learning-based approach to solving real-world IRPs. This approach directly integrates inventory prediction and routing optimization within an end-to-end system potentially ensuring a robust supply chain strategy. |
| title | Optimizing Inventory Routing: A Decision-Focused Learning Approach using Neural Networks |
| topic | Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Systems and Control Optimization and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.00983 |