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\include{./sections/_arrivals_predicition.tex}
\include{./sections/_features_selection.tex}
\include{./sections/_knowledge_injection.tex}
\include{./sections/_prediction_focused_learning.tex}
\input{./sections/_prediction_focused_learning.tex}
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\begin{remark}
PFL with more complex networks allows reaching comparable performance to DLF.
\end{remark}
\end{remark}
\begin{remark}
PFL cannot make perfect predictions in presence of uncertainty.
\end{remark}
\subsection{Two-stage stochastic optimization}
\begin{description}
\item[Two-stage stochastic optimization (2s-SOP)] \marginnote{Two-stage stochastic optimization (2s-SOP)}
Optimization performed in two steps:
\begin{descriptionlist}
\item[First-stage decisions] Make an initial set of decisions from the current state.
\item[Recourse actions] Observe uncertainty and make a second set of decisions.
\end{descriptionlist}
Formally, 2s-SOP is defined as:
\[ \arg\min_z \left\{ f(z) + \underset{y \sim P(Y|x)}{\mathbb{E}}\left[ \min_{z''} r(z'', z, y) \right] \mid z \in F, z'' \in F''(z, y) \right\} \]
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item $Y$ models the uncertainty information.
\item $z$ and $F$ are the first-stage decisions and their feasible space, respectively.
\item $z''$ and $F''(z, y)$ are the recourse actions and their feasible space, respectively.
\item $f$ is the immediate cost function of the first-stage decisions.
\item $r$ is the cost of the recourse actions.
\end{itemize}
\begin{example}
Consider the case of supply planning where we buy from primary suppliers first and then from another sources (for a higher price) in case the primary suppliers are unable to satisfy the request.
In 2s-SOP, the problem can be formulated as:
\[
\begin{gathered}
\arg\min_z c^Tz + \underset{y \sim P(Y|x)}{\mathbb{E}}\left[ \min_{z''} c''z'' \right] \\
\begin{aligned}
\text{subject to } &y^Tz + z'' \geq y_\text{min} \\
&z \in \{ 0, 1 \}^n, z'' \in \mathbb{N}_0
\end{aligned}
\end{gathered}
\]
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item $z_j = 1$ iff we choose the $j$-th supplier.
\item $c_j$ is the cost of the $j$-th supplier.
\item $y_j$ is the yield of the $j$-th supplier and represents the uncertainty.
\item $y_\text{min}$ is the minimum required yield.
\item $z''$ is the amount we buy at cost $c''$.
\end{itemize}
\end{example}
\item[2s-SOP without uncertainty] \marginnote{2s-SOP without uncertainty}
Solve a 2s-SOP problem by ignoring the uncertainty part (i.e., $\mathbb{E}_{y \sim P(Y|x)}\left[ \min_{z''} r(z'', z, y) \right]$).
\item[Scenario based 2s-SOP] \marginnote{Scenario based 2s-SOP}
Sample a finite set of scenarios from $P(Y | x)$ and define different recourse action variables for each scenario.
\begin{example}
For supply planning, the problem becomes:
\[
\begin{gathered}
\arg\min_z c^Tz + \frac{1}{N} c'' z_{k}'' \\
\begin{aligned}
\text{subject to } &y^Tz + z_{k}'' \geq y_\text{min} & \forall k = 1, \dots, N \\
&z \in \{ 0, 1 \}^n \\
&z_k'' \in \mathbb{N}_0 & \forall k = 1, \dots, N
\end{aligned}
\end{gathered}
\]
\end{example}
\begin{remark}
This approach is effective but it is computationally expensive.
\end{remark}
\item[DFL for 2s-SOP] \marginnote{DFL for 2s-SOP}
Consider the formulation of DFL problems:
\[
\theta^* = \arg\min_\theta \left\{\underset{(x, y) \sim P(X, Y)}{\mathbb{E}}\left[ \texttt{regret}(y, \hat{y}) \right] \mid \hat{y} = h(x; \theta) \right\}
\]
To change this formulation to make it closer to 2s-SOP, we can:
\begin{itemize}
\item Use a generic cost function $g$ instead of the regret (the minimization objective does not change).
\item Focus on a single observable $x$ (i.e., a single instance of the problem).
\item Add the constraint $z^*(\hat{y}) \in F$ (which is always satisfied by construction).
\end{itemize}
The formulation becomes:
\[
\theta^* = \arg\min_\theta \left\{\underset{y \sim P(Y|x)}{\mathbb{E}}\left[ g(z^*(\hat{y}), y) \right] \mid \hat{y} = h(x; \theta), z^*(\hat{y}) \in F \right\}
\]
By specifically choosing $g$ as:
\[ g(z, y) = \min_{z''} \left\{ f(z) + r(z'', z, y) \mid z'' \in F''(z, y) \right\} \]
The final problem can be formulated as:
\[
\begin{gathered}
\arg\min_\theta f(z^*(\hat{y})) + \underset{y \sim P(Y|x)}{\mathbb{E}}\left[ \min_{z''} r(z'', z^*(\hat{y}), y) \right] \\
\begin{aligned}
\text{subject to } &\hat{y} = h(x; \theta) \\
&z^*(\hat{y}) \in F \\
&z'' \in F''(z, y) \\
\end{aligned}
\end{gathered}
\]
Which is close to 2s-SOP formulated as a training problem on the parameters $\theta$ that is considering a single example (i.e., $x$ is fixed).
\begin{remark}
With this formulation, at inference time, only a single scenario is needed to obtain good results (i.e., more scalability). Moreover, existing solvers can be used without modifications.
\end{remark}
\begin{example}
In the supply planning case, the problem becomes:
\[
\begin{gathered}
z^*(y) = \arg\min_z \left\{ \min_{z''} c^Tz + c''z_k'' \right\} \\
\begin{aligned}
\text{subject to } &y^Tz + z_k'' \geq y_\text{min} \\
&z \in \{ 0, 1 \}^n \\
&z_k'' \in \mathbb{N}_0
\end{aligned}
\end{gathered}
\]
Note that the expected value is not needed as we are considering a single scenario.
\end{example}
\begin{description}
\item[Stochastic smoothing] \marginnote{Stochastic smoothing}
Apply a Gaussian kernel on the loss function to smooth it and make it differentiable.
Formally, the loss becomes:
\[
\tilde{\mathcal{L}}_\text{DFL}(\theta) =
\underset{\substack{(x, y) \sim P(X, Y)\\\hat{y} \sim \mathcal{N}(h(x; \theta))}}{\mathbb{E}}[ \texttt{regret}(y, \hat{y}) ]
\]
\begin{remark}
Using more samples allows achieving better smoothing. Larger $\sigma$ allows removing flat regions but shifts the optimum.
\end{remark}
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\begin{subfigure}{0.7\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./img/_dfl_stochastic_smoothing1.pdf}
\end{subfigure}
\centering
\begin{subfigure}{0.7\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./img/_dfl_stochastic_smoothing2.pdf}
\end{subfigure}
\end{figure}
\end{description}
\end{description}