并行加工系统中的一种排序算法

通过对现有单机和相同机组并行加工系统排序问题的研究，建立了一类多机非相同机组并行加工系统的排序模型，模型的优化目标是工件排序的拖期总数为极小。由于已经证明它是一个NP问题，本提出了一个针对该问题的快速、实用的启发式排序算法，并用实例说明了算法的有效性。     

同时加工排序问题的分支定界法和启发式算法

同时加工机器或者称为批加工机器是可以同时加工多个工件的机器．本文研究使带权总完工时间为最小的同时加工排序问题1|B|∑wjGj.这个问题的计算复杂性还没有解决．我们给出这个问题的精确解法——分支定界法和几个启发式算法，并且用较多实例对启发式算法的性能进行了比较．     

带权的误工排序问题的最优算法

研究工件有不同的权(重要性)、但是与工件加工时间有反向"一致性"关系,并且在保证工件的一个子集T中的工件必须不误工的前提下,使得带权的误工工件的个数(误工造成损失的费用)为最少的排序问题1∣T,(pi≤pj ) (wi≥wj)∣∑wjUj ;提出该问题的最优算法,证明提出的算法得到的排序是最优排序,而且证明这个最优排序在所有最优排序中不误工工件总的加工时间为最小.     

一类排序问题的求解及效果评估

对一类排序问题给出了一种有效的排序方法.我们将该类排序问题中的属性分为正向属性和负向属性,建立了属性规范化处理的数学模型,得到属性之间无差异的偏好比重,并对偏好比重进行汇总,得到对象之间的排序.最后,利用带自然边界条件的三次样条插值的三弯矩算法对该排序方法进行误差估计.     

网页排序中的随机模型及算法

随着互联网规模的日益增长, 搜索引擎已经成为互联网上有效的信息获取工具. 而在众多搜索引擎的背后, 是信息检索技术, 也即网页排序算法在起作用. 网页排序包括重要性排序和相关性排序. 通过我们研究发现, 尽管这两类排序所依据的准则不同, 但是都可以通过建立适当的随机过程模型来研究. 对于网页重要性排序, 我们通过分析用户浏览网页的行为建立了Markov 骨架过程的框架. 基于该框架我们分析了三种不同的随机过程模型对用户行为模拟的合理程度, 并设计了名为BrowseRank 的一组新算法, 该算法可以根据用户上网行为来计算网页的重要性. 在网页相关性排序中, 我们主要针对排序结果联合问题建立了一个基于Markov 链的监督学习框架. 通过将传统方法的监督化, 使原来难于解决的问题变的易于学习, 将原来的NP- 难问题转化为一个半正定规划问题, 提高了效率.     

加工时间依赖于机器的自由作业排序问题

1992年M．Dror提出工件的加工时间依赖于机器的排序问题（schedulingwithmachinedependentprocessingtimes），并研究以最大完工时间（makespan）和以总的完工时间为优化目标的两种这类排序问题．然而，M．Dror对以总的完工时间为优化目标提出的“最优算法”是错误的．本文用算例表明他提出的算法不是最优的，并在机器连续加工的条件下，把这个排序问题转化成指派问题（assignmentproblem），从而可以用匈牙利算法得到最优解．最后，我们提出几个尚未解决的问题，以期引起国内外同行进一步研究．     

复合并行机F''''2|m1≥2,m2=1|Cmax排序问题的归并算法研究

在文献[1]中,已经证明了排序问题F2|m1≥2,m2=1|Cmax是NP完全问题,没有好算法.本文提出了复合并行机F'2|m1≥2,m2=1|Cmax排序问题的一个启发式算法--归并算法,并证明了该算法在最坏情况下的性能比(Performance Ratio)是2m-1/m,且优于文献[2]中算法.     

关于平行排序问题公平度的一个注记

利用经典的SPTgreedy算法分析了不同类机排序问题的全局公平度,证明了该算法所生成排序的公平度不超过m,并且该界为紧的.     

有关单机两代理排序问题的两个结果

研究了两个单机两代理排序问题. 在第一个两代理排序问题中, 代理A的目标函数为极小化所有工件的加权完工时间总和, 代理B的目标函数为极小化最大工件费用. 在第二个两代理排序问题中, 代理A的目标函数为极小化所有工件的加权完工时间总和, 代理B的目标函数为极小化所有工件的最大完工时间. 证明了第一个问题是强NP-难的, 改进了已有的一般意义NP-难的结果; 对第二个问题给出了一个与现有的动态规划算法不同的动态规划算法.     

3TMF排序问题的计算复杂性及分支定界算法

本文研究了TMF排序问题是NP-完全问题.利用混合定界方法,获得了求解该模型的分支定界算法,改进了复合并行机排序模型和装配式流水作业排序模型.     

An effective mathematical formulation for the unidirectional cluster-based quay crane scheduling problem

The quay crane scheduling problem plays an important role in the paradigm of port container terminal management, due to the fact that it closely relates to vessel berthing time. In this paper, we focus on the study of a special strategy for the cluster-based quay crane scheduling problem that forces quay cranes to move unidirectionally during the scheduling. The scheduling problem arising when this strategy is applied is called the unidirectional quay crane scheduling problem in the literature. Different from other researches attempting to construct more sophisticated searching algorithms, in this paper, we seek for a more compact mathematical formulation of the unidirectional cluster-based quay crane scheduling problem that can be easily solved by a standard optimization solver. To assess the performance of the proposed model, commonly accepted benchmark suites are used and the results indicate that the proposed model outperforms the state-of-the-art algorithms designed for the unidirectional cluster-based quay crane scheduling problem.     

Complexities and algorithms for synchronized scheduling of parallel machine assembly and air transportation in consumer electronics supply chain

In this paper, we study the problem of synchronized scheduling of assembly and air transportation to achieve accurate delivery with minimized cost in consumer electronics supply chain. This problem was motivated by a major PC manufacturer in consumer electronics industry. The overall problem is decomposed into two sub-problems, which consist of an air transportation allocation problem and an assembly scheduling problem. The air transportation allocation problem is formulated as an integer linear programming problem with the objective of minimizing transportation cost and delivery earliness tardiness penalties. The assembly scheduling problem seeks to determine a schedule ensuring that the orders are completed on time and catch the flights such that the waiting penalties between assembly and transportation is minimized. The problem is formulated as a parallel machine scheduling problem with earliness penalties. The computational complexities of the two sub-problems are investigated. The air transportation allocation problem with split delivery is shown to be solvable. The parallel machine assembly scheduling problem is shown to be NP-complete. Simulated annealing based heuristic algorithms are presented to solve the parallel machine problem.     

An Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Shop Scheduling Problems

We deal with the application of ant colony optimization to group shop scheduling, which is a general shop scheduling problem that includes, among others, the open shop scheduling problem and the job shop scheduling problem as special cases. The contributions of this paper are twofold. First, we propose a neighborhood structure for this problem by extending the well-known neighborhood structure derived by Nowicki and Smutnicki for the job shop scheduling problem. Then, we develop an ant colony optimization approach, which uses a strong non-delay guidance for constructing solutions and which employs black-box local search procedures to improve the constructed solutions. We compare this algorithm to an adaptation of the tabu search by Nowicki and Smutnicki to group shop scheduling. Despite its general nature, our algorithm works particularly well when applied to open shop scheduling instances, where it improves the best known solutions for 15 of the 28 tested instances. Moreover, our algorithm is the first competitive ant colony optimization approach for job shop scheduling instances.     

Local search algorithms for the multiprocessor flow shop scheduling problem

The multiprocessor flow shop scheduling problem is a generalization of the ordinary flow shop scheduling problem. The problem consists of both assigning operations to machines and scheduling the operations assigned to the same machine. We review the literature on local search methods for flow shop and job shop scheduling and adapt them to the multiprocessor flow shop scheduling problem. Other local search approaches we consider are variable-depth search and simulated annealing. We show that tabu search and variable-depth search with a neighborhood originated by Nowicki and Smutnicki outperform the other algorithms.     

The project scheduling problem with production and consumption of resources: A list-scheduling based algorithm

The paper deals with algorithms for applying classical list scheduling to a project scheduling problem where the units of resources are produced or consumed at the occurrence of precedence-related events. It is shown that the feasibility variant of the project scheduling problem is NP-complete. Moreover, polynomial-time scheduling algorithms are devised for the three cases where the occurrence time sequence of all events or the consuming events or the producing events is given in advance. By enumerating these sequences (called linear orders), one obtains a list-scheduling based algorithm for minimizing the makespan of a project scheduling problem with production and consumption of resources.     

Scheduling for single agile satellite,redundant targets problem using complex networks theory

Scheduling for the Earth observation satellites (EOSs) imaging mission is a complicated combinatorial optimization problem, especially for the agile EOSs (AEOSs). The increasing observation requirements and orbiting satellites have exacerbated the scheduling complexity in recent years. In this paper, the single agile satellite, redundant observation targets scheduling problem is studied. We introduce the theory of complex networks and find similarities between AEOS redundant targets scheduling problem and the node centrality ranking problem. Then we model this problem as a complex network, regarding each node as a possible observation opportunity, and define two factors, node importance factor and target importance factor, to describe the node/target importance. Based on the two factors, we propose a fast approximate scheduling algorithm (FASA) to obtain the effective scheduling results. Simulation results indicate the FASA is quite efficient and with broad suitability. Our work is helpful in the EOSs and AEOSs scheduling problems by using complex network knowledge.     

小批量随机块坐标下降算法

针对机器学习中广泛存在的一类问题：结构化随机优化问题（其中“结构化”是指问题的可行域具有块状结构,且目标函数的非光滑正则化部分在变量块之间是可分离的）,我们研究了小批量随机块坐标下降算法（mSBD）。按照求解非复合问题和复合问题分别给出了基本的mSBD和它的变体,对于非复合问题,分析了算法在没有一致有界梯度方差假设情况下的收敛性质。而对于复合问题,在不需要通常的Lipschitz梯度连续性假设条件下得到了算法的收敛性。最后通过数值实验验证了mSBD的有效性。     

Equivalent time-dependent scheduling problems

We introduce a general transformation of parallel-machine time-dependent scheduling problems with critical lines. Using the transformation we define the class of equivalent time-dependent scheduling problems. We show that given an initial parallel-machine time-dependent scheduling problem with linear job processing times and the total weighted starting time criterion, the problem can be transformed in a unique way into another problem of this type in such a way that both these problems are mutually dual. We prove that a schedule is optimal for the initial problem if and only if the schedule constructed by this transformation is optimal for the transformed problem. The presented results explain remarkable similarities between different time-dependent scheduling problems and simplify the proofs of properties of such problems.     

Airline Crew Scheduling: State-of-the-Art

The airline industry is faced with some of the largest scheduling problems of any industry. The crew scheduling problem involves the optimal allocation of crews to flights. Over the last two decades the magnitude and complexity of crew scheduling problems have grown enormously and airlines are relying more on automated mathematical procedures as a practical necessity. In this paper we survey different approaches studied and discuss the state-of-the-art in solution methodology for the airline crew scheduling problem. We conclude with a discussion about promising areas for further work to make it possible to get very good solutions for the crew scheduling problem.     

An Analysis of Partially Clairvoyant Scheduling

Real-time scheduling problems confront two issues not addressed by traditional scheduling models, viz., parameter variability and the existence of complex relationships constraining the executions of jobs. Accordingly, modeling becomes crucial in the specification of scheduling problems in such systems. In this paper, we analyze scheduling algorithms in Partially Clairvoyant Real-time scheduling systems and present a new dual-based algorithm for the feasibility problem in the case of strict relative constraints. We also study the problem of online dispatching in Partially Clairvoyant systems and show that the complexity of dispatching is logarithmically related to the complexity of the schedulability problem.