this is super interesting - what is a "Score" ? i'm trying to model your problem as a neural net problem in my mind. how do you transform a classic linear optimization problem (which is a bunch of equations) into a score ?

pretty sure there's heuristics at play...but how would you do it ? take your own example of

>constraint of 100hrs/week/machine but also 168hrs/week/room full of specific machines. In other words, while each machine can run 100hrs/week, if there are 4 of them in the same room, only one can run at a time, and so combined machines in a given room cannot be over 168hrs/week