arXiv:2505.23098cs.LG2025-05被引 3

用强化学习动态选策略,高效解决多时段配送难题

Learning to Search for Vehicle Routing with Multiple Time Windows

  • 用强化学习实时选择邻域算子,结合时空灵活性评估
  • 在真实无人售货机补货场景中,解的质量和效率显著提升
  • 能泛化到未训练过的复杂场景,适合实际物流调度

本文提出一种基于强化学习的自适应变邻域搜索方法(RL-AVNS),用于高效求解具有多个时间窗的车辆路径问题(VRPMTW)。不同于仅依赖历史表现的传统自适应方法,该方法通过强化学习框架,根据实时解的状态和学习经验动态选择邻域算子。引入一个量化客户时间弹性程度的适应度指标以优化扰动阶段,并采用基于Transformer的神经策略网络智能指导局部搜索中的算子选择。在基于无人售货机补货的真实场景下进行大量实验,这些场景具有多个聚集的补货时间窗。结果表明,RL-AVNS显著优于传统变邻域搜索(VNS)、自适应变邻域搜索(AVNS)以及最先进的学习型启发式算法,在不同规模实例和复杂时间窗条件下均实现了显著的解质量与计算效率提升。尤其值得注意的是,该算法在未见过的测试实例上仍表现出良好的泛化能力,凸显其在复杂物流场景中的实用价值。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

In this study, we propose a reinforcement learning-based adaptive variable neighborhood search (RL-AVNS) method designed for effectively solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Multiple Time Windows (VRPMTW). Unlike traditional adaptive approaches that rely solely on historical operator performance, our method integrates a reinforcement learning framework to dynamically select neighborhood operators based on real-time solution states and learned experience. We introduce a fitness metric that quantifies customers' temporal flexibility to improve the shaking phase, and employ a transformer-based neural policy network to intelligently guide operator selection during the local search. Extensive computational experiments are conducted on realistic scenarios derived from the replenishment of unmanned vending machines, characterized by multiple clustered replenishment windows. Results demonstrate that RL-AVNS significantly outperforms traditional variable neighborhood search (VNS), adaptive VNS (AVNS), and state-of-the-art learning-based heuristics, achieving substantial improvements in solution quality and computational efficiency across various instance scales and time window complexities. Particularly notable is the algorithm's capability to generalize effectively to problem instances not encountered during training, underscoring its practical utility for complex logistics scenarios.

路径规划强化学习物流优化

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