Graph Neural Networks and Deep Reinforcement Learning in Warehouse Order Picking and Batching - Literature Review

Authors

Nejc Čelik
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3799-5083
Andrej Škraba
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-6743

Synopsis

This paper is a systematic literature review on use of the Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Graph Neural Networks (GNN) in warehouse. We first explore the use of DRL and GNN for optimization of order picking and batching in warehouse. Because of very little results on use of GNNs in optimization of order picking and batching we extended our search to general use of GNNs in warehouse environment. We identified different topics of research using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and identified main problems in use of DRL and GNNs in warehouse environment.

Author Biographies

Nejc Čelik, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Nejc Čelik is teaching assistant of Information Systems at University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. His research interests include the use of artificial intelligence in information systems.

Kranj, Slovenia. E-mail: nejc.celik1@um.si

Andrej Škraba, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Andrej Škraba is Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. His research interests cover systems theory, modeling and simulation, cyber-physical systems, and decision processes. Prof. Škraba has received a Bronze Medal from the University of Maribor for successful research and pedagogical work in the field of Systems Modeling and Simulation and serves as a Vice Dean for Development at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences. A. Škraba is a board member of the EUROMICRO Association for Research and Development of Information Technology and Microelectronics.

Kranj, Slovenia. E-mail: andrej.skraba@um.si

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44th International Conference on Organizational Science Development: Human Being, Artificial Intelligence and Organization, Conference Proceedings

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169-180

Published

March 19, 2025

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Razvoj organizacijskih znanosti

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(Ed.). (2025). Graph Neural Networks and Deep Reinforcement Learning in Warehouse Order Picking and Batching - Literature Review. In 44th International Conference on Organizational Science Development: Human Being, Artificial Intelligence and Organization, Conference Proceedings (Vols. 44, pp. 169-180). University of Maribor Press. https://press.um.si/index.php/ump/catalog/book/962/chapter/278