SupplyChain Magazine August 2019 | Page 56

DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

“ BY POSITIVELY REWARDING THE ROBOT , IT WILL LEARN TO NARROW DOWN ITS RANDOM ACTIONS , AND ONLY REPEAT THOSE THAT HAVE A GOOD OUTCOME

FOR THE ORGANISATION ”

— Robert Boute , Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management at Vlerick Business School
56 friendly supply chain in real-time , continuously shifting to the most efficient and sustainable delivery method possible .
DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
Deep reinforcement learning is a specific element of machine learning and involves training an algorithm to make the best possible decisions . This is done through a trial and error process , where the robot is guided to the correct decision through positive feedback on its actions . By positively rewarding the robot , it will learn to narrow down its random actions , and only repeat those that have a good outcome for the organisation .
AUGUST 2019