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arxiv: 2506.09749 · v3 · submitted 2025-06-11 · 💻 cs.CE · cs.AI

Large Language Models for Combinatorial Optimization of Design Structure Matrix

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Large language models optimize design structure matrix sequencing by combining network topology with domain knowledge to reduce feedback loops.

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This paper shows how large language models can tackle the combinatorial problem of reordering elements in a Design Structure Matrix to minimize feedback loops in complex engineering systems. Traditional mathematical heuristics often overlook contextual details in dependency networks, while LLMs can draw on both the matrix topology and domain knowledge to propose iterative improvements. The proposed framework applies LLMs in repeated reordering steps and tests the results on multiple DSM cases. Experiments indicate faster convergence and better final solutions than standard stochastic and deterministic optimizers. Domain knowledge boosts results across different LLM backbones, pointing to a way for semantic reasoning to aid engineering optimization tasks.

Core claim

The authors introduce an LLM-based framework that integrates network topology with contextual domain knowledge for iterative optimization of DSM sequencing. Experiments on various DSM cases show the method reaches faster convergence and higher solution quality than stochastic and deterministic baselines, with domain knowledge improving performance independently of the LLM chosen.

What carries the argument

LLM-based iterative reordering framework that translates network topology and domain knowledge into successive DSM element permutations.

If this is right

  • LLMs can outperform pure mathematical heuristics on DSM sequencing by incorporating contextual domain knowledge.
  • Performance gains from domain knowledge hold across different LLM backbones.
  • The approach applies to DSM cases of varying sizes and complexity in engineering design.
  • Semantic and mathematical reasoning can be combined in a single iterative loop for combinatorial engineering problems.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same LLM integration pattern could be tested on other dependency-network optimization tasks such as supply-chain sequencing or software module ordering.
  • Hybrid systems that let LLMs propose moves while a deterministic checker validates them might reduce hallucination risks on larger instances.
  • Scaling tests on DSMs with hundreds of elements would reveal whether convergence speed advantages persist as problem size grows.

Load-bearing premise

The method assumes large language models can reliably generate valid reordering steps that improve the DSM without producing combinatorial errors or hallucinations.

What would settle it

Apply the LLM method to a DSM instance whose optimal ordering is known from exhaustive enumeration and check whether the achieved feedback loop count or modularity score matches or beats that optimum.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2506.09749 by Jianxi Luo, Min Xie, Shuo Jiang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Illustration of a Design Activity DSM: (A) Pre-Sequencing; (B) Post-Sequencing [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Overview of the Proposed LLM-based Approach [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: B (Microfilm Cartridge), where both variants of the LLM-based method reach the optimal solution in the first step. As a result, the two lines overlap entirely, reflecting identical performance in this case. This suggests that, for some DSMs with relatively less complexity or clearer structure, even minimal attempts may suffice for the LLM to infer optimal solutions [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Optimization trajectory on the Heat Exchanger DSM case using the proposed method [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: During the engineering design process, systems or tasks can often be formulated as iterative optimization [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_5.png] view at source ↗
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In complex engineering systems, the dependencies among components or development activities are often modeled and analyzed using Design Structure Matrix (DSM). Reorganizing elements within a DSM to minimize feedback loops and enhance modularity or process efficiency constitutes a challenging combinatorial optimization (CO) problem in engineering design and operations. As problem sizes increase and dependency networks become more intricate, traditional optimization methods that rely solely on mathematical heuristics often fail to capture the contextual nuances and struggle to deliver effective solutions. In this study, we explore the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) to address such CO problems by leveraging their capabilities for advanced reasoning and contextual understanding. We propose a novel LLM-based framework that integrates network topology with contextual domain knowledge for iterative optimization of DSM sequencing-a common CO problem. Experiments on various DSM cases demonstrate that our method consistently achieves faster convergence and superior solution quality compared to both stochastic and deterministic baselines. Notably, incorporating contextual domain knowledge significantly enhances optimization performance regardless of the chosen LLM backbone. These findings highlight the potential of LLMs to solve complex engineering CO problems by combining semantic and mathematical reasoning. This approach paves the way towards a new paradigm in LLM-based engineering design optimization.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a novel LLM-based framework for combinatorial optimization of Design Structure Matrix (DSM) sequencing. It integrates network topology with contextual domain knowledge to iteratively generate reordering steps, claiming faster convergence and superior solution quality over stochastic and deterministic baselines on various DSM cases, with domain knowledge providing consistent gains independent of the LLM backbone.

Significance. If the reported empirical results hold under the described protocol, the work offers a promising demonstration of LLMs combining semantic and mathematical reasoning for engineering CO problems. Strengths include explicit validity checks on LLM outputs via parsing and rejection sampling, multiple random seeds, direct objective comparisons on identical instances, and measurable correlation between domain-knowledge injection and performance gains. This could support new paradigms in LLM-assisted design optimization.

minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim of superior performance and faster convergence would be strengthened by including at least one quantitative metric (e.g., average objective improvement or convergence iterations) even in the abstract.
  2. [Results] Results section: Convergence curves and solution-quality tables should report error bars or standard deviations across the multiple random seeds mentioned in the methods to allow readers to assess variability.
  3. [Methods] Methods: The exact format of the domain-knowledge injection into prompts and the rejection-sampling procedure for enforcing permutation constraints could be described with a short pseudocode snippet or example prompt for reproducibility.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive and positive review, including the recognition of our framework's integration of network topology with domain knowledge, the validity checks, and the observed performance gains. The recommendation for minor revision is noted, and we will prepare a revised manuscript accordingly. As no specific major comments were provided in the report, we have no individual points to address point-by-point below.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in LLM-based DSM optimization

full rationale

The paper's core contribution is an empirical LLM-driven iterative reordering framework for DSM combinatorial optimization, with performance claims resting on direct comparisons to external stochastic and deterministic baselines across multiple DSM instances. Explicit validity enforcement via parsing and rejection sampling, multi-seed runs, and objective-value metrics ensure the reported convergence and quality gains are measured independently rather than defined into existence. No equations, fitted parameters, self-definitional loops, or load-bearing self-citations reduce any prediction or result to the authors' own inputs by construction; the approach remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the domain assumption that current LLMs can perform reliable iterative combinatorial search when supplied with topology and domain knowledge; no free parameters or invented entities are stated in the abstract.

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  • domain assumption Large language models possess advanced reasoning and contextual understanding that can be leveraged for combinatorial optimization tasks.
    Invoked when proposing the LLM-based framework in the abstract.

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