arXiv AI By Mohammadhossein Ghahramani, Yan Qiao, Mengchu Zhou

Edge-AI-Driven Learning-to-Rank for Decentralized Task Allocation in Circular Smart Manufacturing

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The paper presents an Edge-AI-driven decentralized task‑allocation framework for circular smart manufacturing. It combines a resource‑aware heuristic, a regression‑based Edge‑AI bid approximation, and a compact autoencoder‑regularized pairwise ranking model to evaluate tasks at the machine level. Simulation results show that the ranking method improves task completion, reduces tardiness and deadline misses, and lowers energy per completed task compared to the heuristic baseline.

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