A scientific paper has been developed within the scope of INFOS's R&D project CONNECT@FASHION. The writing of the paper was led by the CCG1 researchers Rui Ribeiro and Andre Pillastri, in which an Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) is proposed that combines forecasting and optimisation for production planning. This paper is based on the set of developments carried out by CCG for INFOS with the aim of assisting decision-makers in the planning and selection of subcontractors in the outsourcing of operations in the ITV production process.
The system uses an Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) approach to: firstly, address four predictive tasks that are crucial for estimating production planning indicators and then, using historical data and those same indicators, to study and suggest the best subcontractor allocation plan, using an Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization (EMO) algorithm (NSGA-II), so as to minimise production time, risk and cost. Access the paper by clicking here
1 The CCG – Centro de Computação Gráfica (CCG) was founded in 1993 and established at the University of Minho, Azurém Campus, Guimarães, in 2001, as a private, non-profit research, development and consultancy association. The CCG is an entity qualified by the National Scientific and Technological System (SCTN) for the Provision of Research and Technological Development Services and for Consultancy and Innovation Support Services to companies, and is also a co-founding member of the international network GraphicsMedia.net, currently named GraphicsVision.AI – AI network for Graphics, Media and Vision Technologies.