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Bernhard Werth. Benchmarking Dynamic Optimization of Warehouse Operations

Bernhard Werth

Josef Ressel Center for Adaptive Optimization in Dynamic Environments

Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg, Austria

Institute for Formal Models and Verification, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Benchmarking Dynamic Optimization of Warehouse Operations

Abstract. Solving a problem once may not be enough. Many real-world optimization problems require continuous monitoring and re-optimization. In this talk, we use a dynamic stacking and scheduling scenario to illustrate the importance and challenges of dynamic optimization including uncertainty, open-endedness, asynchronicity and information delays. We showcase the problem definitions, simulation and supporting software architecture for solving these types of problems and present some analysis and visualization techniques that can help to understand the progression of problem states.