IEEE

Energy Efficiency Optimization with Machine Activation in Blocking Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling Problem

Abstract: This study tackles the blocking hybrid flow-shop scheduling problem (BHFSP), focusing on minimizing energy consumption. Unlike traditional problems, we consider machine standby, setup modes, ...
Wall Street Journal

All That Cheap Chinese Stuff Is Now Europe’s Problem

LONDON—President Trump’s crackdown on Chinese imports in the U.S. has redirected a tsunami of cheap stuff into Europe. Some of it is pooled in Xue Er’s backyard. A stay-at-home mom in her 40s who ...
IEEE

Evolutionary Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem With Innovative Encoding on Hybrid Quantum-Classical Machines

Abstract: The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is a widely studied NP-complete optimization challenge with significant theoretical and practical implications. This study proposes a hybrid ...
Microsoft

Rethinking Machine Learning Collective Communication as a Multi Commodity Flow problem

Cloud operators utilize collective communication optimizers to enhance the efficiency of the single-tenant, centrally managed training clusters they manage. However, current optimizers struggle to ...