arXiv:2508.14071cs.LGcs.AI2025-08

用机器学习筛选禁用边,提升车辆路径问题求解效率

Edge-Selector Model Applied for Local Search Neighborhood for Solving Vehicle Routing Problems

  • 构建边缘选择模型,识别局部搜索中的禁止移动
  • 在3万节点数据集上优于多种元启发式基线方法
  • 适合需要高效求解大规模车辆调度的工业场景

本研究提出一种融合机器学习与元启发式算法的混合机制,用于求解车辆路径问题(VRPs)。核心是边缘选择模型,通过分类判定解中的边是否为禁止移动,从而引导元启发式基线的搜索过程。采用两种基于学习的机制:一种是使用梯度提升树和前馈神经网络的表格二分类器,通过调整决策阈值缓解类别不平衡;另一种是利用图神经网络(GNN)直接预测解中边的禁止状态,以结构化方式捕捉问题特征。这两种混合机制被应用于多个前沿元启发式基线中。实验在最大达30,000个客户节点的基准数据集上进行,配对统计分析验证了方法在不同规模、变体(包括带容量约束的车辆路径问题CVRP及带时间窗的CVRPTW)下的性能提升,展现出良好的可扩展性与泛化能力。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

This research proposes a hybrid Machine Learning and metaheuristic mechanism that is designed to solve Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs). The main of our method is an edge solution selector model, which classifies solution edges to identify prohibited moves during the local search, hence guiding the search process within metaheuristic baselines. Two learning-based mechanisms are used to develop the edge selector: a simple tabular binary classifier and a Graph Neural Network (GNN). The tabular classifier employs Gradient Boosting Trees and Feedforward Neural Network as the baseline algorithms. Adjustments to the decision threshold are also applied to handle the class imbalance in the problem instance. An alternative mechanism employs the GNN to utilize graph structure for direct solution edge prediction, with the objective of guiding local search by predicting prohibited moves. These hybrid mechanisms are then applied in state-fo-the-art metaheuristic baselines. Our method demonstrates both scalability and generalizability, achieving performance improvements across different baseline metaheuristics, various problem sizes and variants, including the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP) and CVRP with Time Windows (CVRPTW). Experimental evaluations on benchmark datasets up to 30,000 customer nodes, supported by pair-wise statistical analysis, verify the observed improvements.

车辆路径机器学习元启发式图神经网络

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