Ready to transform your optimization skills with cutting-edge AI? This Short Course was created to help data analysis professionals accomplish advanced optimization in inventory management and supply chain decision-making.

Optimize with GA & RL
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Optimize with GA & RL
This course is part of AI Techniques, Causal Inference & Business Optimization Specialization

Instructor: Hurix Digital
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What you'll learn
Heuristic optimization methods like genetic algorithms can outperform traditional linear programming in complex, non-linear decision spaces.
Parameter tuning in evolutionary algorithms requires systematic evaluation of speed-quality trade-offs rather than heuristic approaches.
Reinforcement learning agents require careful balance between exploration and exploitation to achieve optimal learning outcomes.
Sequential decision-making problems in supply chains benefit from adaptive learning approaches that improve through experience.
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There are 3 modules in this course
Learners will apply genetic algorithms to inventory-replenishment problems and compare results with linear programming baseline.
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Learners will train Q-learning agents in grid-world supply-chain simulations and report cumulative reward improvements over epochs.
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Learners will evaluate convergence speed vs. solution quality trade-offs and optimize ε-greedy parameters for reinforcement learning performance.
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