Complexity results for scheduling chains on a single machine

We investigate the computational complexity of deterministic sequencing problems in which unit-time jobs have to be scheduled on a single machine subject to chain-like precedence constraints. NP-hardness is established for the cases in which the number of late jobs or the total weighted tardiness is to be minimized, and for several related problems involving the total weighted completion time criterion.     

Exact solution of a simple finite infinite source interaction model

Networks of queues with finite and infinite source customers have been used to study the interaction between the batch jobs and interactive jobs in computer systems. Earlier Kaufman ([1], PP-345-348) developed accurate approximations for a simple nonproduct form network of this type. In this paper we offer exact solutions for the same model with one finite source customer. We study both FIFO and LIFO disciplines at the contention node. The results are derived for the case where the finite source think time and service time distributions are generalized hyperexponential.     

并行多机成组工件调度的启发式算法

N个成组工件将在M台并行一致的机器上加工,当一个工件接在不同组的工件之后时需要装设,而接在同组工件之后时不需要重新装设,目标函数是使总的通过时间最小·利用最优解的必要条件,将单个工件组成基本运行,在研究基本运行组合规则的基础上,提出了一个基于基本运行的并行多机成组工件调度的启发式算法·在中、小规模水平问题上,将启发式算法的结果与最优解的结果进行了比较·效果令人满意·实验证明该启发式算法能够有效地解决成组工件调度的实际问题,具有解决中大规模实际问题的潜力·     

A Simulated Annealing Approach to Bicriteria Scheduling Problems on a Single Machine

In this paper, we apply a simulated annealing approach to two bicriteria scheduling problems on a single machine. The first problem is the strongly NP-hard problem of minimizing total flowtime and maximum earliness. The second one is the NP-hard problem of minimizing total flowtime and number of tardy jobs. We experiment on different neighbourhood structures as well as other parameters of the simulated annealing approach to improve its performance. Our computational experiments show that the developed approach yields solutions that are very close to lower bounds and hence very close to the optimal solutions of their corresponding problems for the minimization of total flowtime and maximum earliness. For the minimization of total flowtime and number tardy, our experiments show that the simulated annealing approach yields results that are superior to randomly generated schedules.     

Single-machine group scheduling with general deterioration and learning effects

In this paper we consider single-machine group scheduling problems with effects of learning and deterioration at the same time. By effects of learning and deterioration, we mean that the group setup times are general linear functions of their starting times and the jobs in the same group have general position-dependent and time-dependent learning effects. The objective of scheduling problems is to minimize the makespan and the sum of completion times, respectively. We show that the problems remain solvable in polynomial time under the proposed model.     

Unrelated parallel machines scheduling with deteriorating jobs and resource dependent processing times

We consider unrelated parallel machines scheduling problems involving resource dependent (controllable) processing times and deteriorating jobs simultaneously, i.e., the actual processing time of a job is a function of its starting time and its resource allocation. Two generally resource consumption functions, the linear and convex resource, were investigated. The objective is to find the optimal sequence of jobs and the optimal resource allocation separately. This paper focus on the objectives of minimizing a cost function containing makespan, total completion time, total absolute differences in completion times and total resource cost, and a cost function containing makespan, total waiting time, total absolute differences in waiting times and total resource cost. If the number of unrelated parallel machines is a given constant, we show that the problems remain polynomially solvable under the proposed model.     

A mixed integer linear programming approach to minimize the number of late jobs with and without machine availability constraints

This study investigates scheduling problems that occur when the weighted number of late jobs that are subject to deterministic machine availability constraints have to be minimized. These problems can be modeled as a more general job selection problem. Cases with resumable, non-resumable, and semi-resumable jobs as well as cases without availability constraints are investigated. The proposed efficient mixed integer linear programming approach includes possible improvements to the model, notably specialized lifted knapsack cover cuts. The method proves to be competitive compared with existing dedicated methods: numerical experiments on randomly generated instances show that all 350-job instances of the test bed are closed for the well-known problem 1|_ri|∑_wiUi$1|r_i|\sum w_i{U}_i$. For all investigated problem types, 98.4% of 500-job instances can be solved to optimality within 1 hour.     

Scheduling deteriorating jobs subject to job or machine availability constraints

We consider two problems of scheduling a set of independent, non-preemptable and proportionally deteriorating jobs on a single machine. In the first problem, the machine is not continuously available for processing but the number of non-availability periods, the start time and end time of each period are known in advance. In the second problem, the machine is available all the time but for each job a ready time and a deadline are defined. In both problems the criterion of schedule optimality is the maximum completion time. We show that the decision version of the first (the second) problem is NP-complete in the ordinary or in the strong sense, depending on the number of non-availability periods (the number of ready times and deadlines).     

退化工件2台机器异序车间作业排序问题

：文章讨论退化工件2台机器异序车间作业排序问题。在异序车间作业环境中,每个工件由一些工序组成,工序的个数未必与机器数相同。此外,每个工件有各自的工序加工顺序。工件可能多次在某些机器上加工,也可能根本不在某些机器上加工。假设工件的实际加工时间是其开始时间的比例函数,目标函数是极小化最大完工时间。首先证明了具有任意工序的问题是强意义下NP-难的;然后对每个工件最多只有2个工序的问题给出了多项式算法;最后证明了只有2个工序具有准备时间或截止工期的问题是普通意义NP-难的。