原始工件的完工时间限制下的最小化最大延误时间的重新排序

考虑由两个代理引起的重新排序问题,其中每个代理都在公共的加工资源下完成各自的不可中断加工的工件.每个代理要求在仅依赖工件的完工时间时最小化某一个特定的目标函数.考虑在原始工件的完工时间限制下的两个代理的单机最小化最大延误时间的重新排序问题.证明了该问题能在多项式时间或者拟多项式时间内解决.     

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.     

具有学习效应的两台机上最优混合流水作业算法

研究相同工件在两台机器(分别称为机器M_1和M_2)上的混合流水作业问题,每个给定工件有两个任务,分别称之为任务A和任务B,任务B只能在任务A完工后才能开始加工,每个工件有两种加工模式供选择:模式1是将两个任务都安排在机器M_2上加工;模式2是将任务A和B分别安排在机器M_1和M_2上加工.假设在加工工件时,机器具有学习效应,即工件的实际加工时间与工件的加工位置有关.目标函数是最小化最大完工时间.分别讨论了具有无缓冲区与无限缓冲区两种加工环境情况,两种情况下都得到了最优算法.     

带有固定区间的单机双代理可中断总误工问题

研究带有固定区间的两个代理单机排序问题.第一个代理工件可中断,且工件到达时间与工期满足一致关系,目标函数为最小化总误工.第二个代理工件被安排在固定时间窗口.目标是寻找一个排序,使得满足第二个代理目标可行情况下,第一个代理目标函数值最小.在固定区间等于加工时间的情况下,利用分块原则,提出了一个伪多项式时间动态规划算法,并给出了固定区间大于加工时间情况下的时间复杂度分析.     

最小化最大加权完工时间重新排序研究

重新排序模型可以描述如下:一组原始工件已经按照某个准则做好最优加工(排序)方案,但是还没有开始加工.此时,另一组新工件突然到达,需要与原始工件一起加工.生产部门需要调整已有的加工方案,使得在原始工件不打乱太多的情形下得到一个合理的排序.本文研究最大加权完工时间的重新排序问题,问题的目标是:1)在原始排序错位限制的条件下最小化最大加权完工时间;2)最小化最大加权完工时间与原始排序的错位的加权和.在本文研究中我们假设所有工件在0时刻到达.文章的主要结果:对于Γ∈{D_(max)(π~*),△_(max)(π~*)},给出了问题1|Γ≤k|max w_jC_j和问题1‖maxw_jC_j+μΓ多项式时间的求解算法;证明了问题1|∑△_j(π~*)≤k|max w_jC_j和问题1‖max w_jC_j+μ∑△_j(π~*)是强NP-困难的.     

工件可自由下线最小化总完工时间的平行分批排序问题

考虑工件可自由下线最小化总完工时间的有界平行分批排序问题. 在该问题中, 一台平行批机器可以同时处理 b 个工件作为一个平行批, 这里b 是批容量, 一个批的加工时间等于分配给这个批的工件的最大加工时间. 关于可自由下线工件, 每一个工件的完工时间等于包含这个工件的批的开工时间与工件的加工时间的和. 也就是, 如果一个批B 有一个开工时间S, 那么包含在批B 中的每一个工件J_j 的开工时间定义为S, 而它的完工时间定义为S+p_j, 这里p_j 是工件J_j 的加工时间. 对此问题, 首先研究最优排序的一些性质. 然后, 基于这些性质, 给出一个运行时间为O(n^{b (b-1)})的动态规划算法.     

相容工件系统的最小化最大延迟与误工和的重新排序

在单机重新排序问题中,一个原始工件集已经排好顺序,使得给定的目标函数最小．当一个新的工件集到来时就会产生一些错位,决策者需要插入新工件到原来排序中而还不能过分打乱它们的顺序．该论文首先研究了当工件加工时间和工期相容时,在错位量限制的条件下最小化最大延迟问题;也研究了当工件加工时间相同或工件工期相同时,在错位量限制的条件下最小化误工和问题．对这些问题,给出了好的算法．     

最小化加权误工工件数的多代理平行分批排序

考虑多代理的平行分批排序,不同代理的工件不能放在同一批中加工,目标函数是最小化加权误工工件数.本文考虑两种模型,证明了甚至当所有工件具有单位权时,这两个模型都是强NP困难的.但当代理数给定时,这两个问题都可在拟多项式时间解决,并且当工件具有单位权时,可在多项式时间解决.进一步证明当代理数固定时,两个问题都有FPTAS算法.     

具有指数和位置学习效应的机器排序问题

本文考虑指数学习效应和位置学习效应同时发生的新的排序模型.工件的实际加工时间不仅依赖于已经加工过工件正常加工时间之和的指数函数,而且依赖于该工件所在的位置.单机排序情形下,对于最大完工时间和总完工时间最小化问题给出多项式时间算法.此外某些特殊情况下,总权完工时间和最大延迟最小化问题也给出了多项时间算法.流水机排序情形,对最大完工时间和总完工时间最小化问题在某些特殊情形下给出多项时间算法.     

加工时间和尺寸成正比单机排序和工件运输的最小化最大完工时间问题

在单机排序和工件运输的最小化最大完工时间问题中,工件首先在一台机器上加工,然后被一辆有容量限制的汽车运送到一个顾客．当工件的加工时间和尺寸无关时, Chang和Lee已经证明该问题是强NP困难的．他们也给出了一个启发式算法,它的最差执行比为5／3,并且这个界是紧的．本文考虑工件的加工时间和尺寸成正比的情形,证明了Chang和Lee的算法有更好的最差执行比53／35,并提供了一个新的启发式算法,它的最差执行比是3／2,并且这个界是最好的．     

A note on two-agent scheduling on an unbounded parallel-batching machine with makespan and maximum lateness objectives

This paper studies the two-agent scheduling on an unbounded parallel-batching machine. In the problem, there are two agents A and B with each having their own job sets. The jobs of a common agent can be processed in a common batch. Moreover, each agent has an objective function to be minimized. The objective function of agent A is the makespan of his jobs and the objective function of agent B is maximum lateness of his jobs. Yazdani Sabouni and Jolai [M.T. Yazdani Sabouni, F. Jolai, Optimal methods for batch processing problem with makespan and maximum lateness objectives, Appl. Math. Model. 34 (2010) 314–324] presented a polynomial-time algorithm for the problem to minimize a positive combination of the two agents’ objective functions. Unfortunately, their algorithm is incorrect. We then dwell on the problem and present a polynomial-time algorithm for finding all Pareto optimal solutions of this two-agent parallel-batching scheduling problem.     

Scheduling problems with two competing agents to minimize minmax and minsum earliness measures

A relatively new class of scheduling problems consists of multiple agents who compete on the use of a common processor. We focus in this paper on a two-agent setting. Each of the agents has a set of jobs to be processed on the same processor, and each of the agents wants to minimize a measure which depends on the completion times of its own jobs. The goal is to schedule the jobs such that the combined schedule performs well with respect to the measures of both agents. We consider measures of minmax and minsum earliness. Specifically, we focus on minimizing maximum earliness cost or total (weighted) earliness cost of one agent, subject to an upper bound on the maximum earliness cost of the other agent. We introduce a polynomial-time solution for the minmax problem, and prove NP-hardness for the weighted minsum case. The unweighted minsum problem is shown to have a polynomial-time solution.     

An uncertainty interchange format with imprecise probabilities

This paper addresses the problem of exchanging uncertainty assessments in multi-agent systems. Since it is assumed that each agent might completely ignore the internal representation of its partners, a common interchange format is needed. We analyze the case of an interchange format defined by means of imprecise probabilities, pointing out the reasons of this choice. A core problem with the interchange format concerns transformations from imprecise probabilities into other formalisms (in particular, precise probabilities, possibilities, belief functions). We discuss this so far little investigated question, analyzing how previous proposals, mostly regarding special instances of imprecise probabilities, would fit into this problem. We then propose some general transformation procedures, which take also account of the fact that information can be partial, i.e. may concern an arbitrary (finite) set of events.     

Practically Equal: An Analysis of the Practical Nature of Equality and Incomparability

There exists an ongoing debate about the nature of incomparability. In this paper, I argue that incomparability is most usefully seen as a practical, rather than a metaphysical, issue. When confronted with an important choice between two options, an agent often will be at a loss as to how to decide between them. A common response to this problem is to assert that the options must therefore be equal, and that it is perfectly rational to be indifferent and decide between them in some arbitrary fashion. Contrary to this common view, this paper shows that equality should be seen as the result of indifference and not the cause of it. I will show that the judgment between whether options are either equal or incomparable is actually a decision, made by an agent, that can in turn be judged as more or less rational.     

Generalized cover facet inequalities for the generalized assignment problem

The generalized assignment problem is that of finding an optimal assignment of agents to tasks, where each agent may be assigned multiple tasks and each task is performed exactly once. This is an NP-complete problem. Algorithms that employ information about the polyhedral structure of the associated polytope are typically more effective for large instances than those that ignore the structure. A class of generalized cover facet-defining inequalities for the generalized assignment problem is derived. These inequalities are based upon multiple knapsack constraints and are derived from generalized cover inequalities.     

Minimizing the weighted number of tardy jobs with due date assignment and capacity-constrained deliveries for multiple customers in supply chains

In this paper, an integrated due date assignment and production and batch delivery scheduling problem for make-to-order production system and multiple customers is addressed. Consider a supply chain scheduling problem in which n orders (jobs) have to be scheduled on a single machine and delivered to K customers or to other machines for further processing in batches. A common due date is assigned to all the jobs of each customer and the number of jobs in delivery batches is constrained by the batch size. The objective is to minimize the sum of the total weighted number of tardy jobs, the total due date assignment costs and the total batch delivery costs. The problem is NP-hard. We formulate the problem as an Integer Programming (IP) model. Also, in this paper, a Heuristic Algorithm (HA) and a Branch and Bound (B&B) method for solving this problem are presented. Computational tests are used to demonstrate the efficiency of the developed methods.     

Cost allocation in inventory transportation systems

In this paper, we deal with the cost allocation problem arising in an inventory transportation system with a single item and multiple agents that place joint orders using an EOQ policy. In our problem, the fixed-order cost of each agent is the sum of a first component (common to all agents) plus a second component which depends on the distance from the agent to the supplier. We assume that agents are located on a line route, in the sense that if any subgroup of agents places a joint order, its fixed cost is the sum of the first component plus the second component of the agent in the group at maximal distance from the supplier. For these inventory transportation systems, we introduce and characterize a rule which allows us to allocate the costs generated by the joint order. This rule has the same flavor as the Shapley value, but requires less computational effort. We show that our rule has good properties from the point of view of stability.     

Optimal derivatives design for mean–variance agents under adverse selection

We consider a problem of derivatives design under asymmetry of information: the principal sells a contingent claim to an agent, the type of whom he does not know. More precisely, the principal designs a contingent claim and prices it for each possible agent type, in such a way that each agent picks the contingent claim and pays the price that the principal designed for him. We assume that the preferences of the agent depend linearly on the parameters which determine the agent’s type; this model is rich enough to accommodate quadratic utilities. The problem then is reformulated as an optimization problem, where the optimization is performed within a class of convex functions. We prove an existence result for the provide explicit examples in the case when the agent is fully characterized by a single parameter     

量测带噪声的多个体二阶系统聚集控制

考虑在含有量测噪声情况下的二阶多个体系统聚集控制问题.目的是使得系统中每个个体根据邻居信息构造控制,在只有部分个体能够观测到目标的情况下到达目标.和以前许多多个体同步及聚集问题的研究模型中所考虑的一阶系统不同, 系统的每个个体都只能量测到其邻居个体的部分状态信息,如位置, 并且这些量测还带有噪声.根据这些信息设计了基于局部规则的分散控制律,并且证明当量测噪声和状态量测本身相关时,只要系统在任意给定的时间区域段之内能够保持联合连通,就能够实现系统对目标的跟踪和达到目标.