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Single machine scheduling models with deterioration and learning: handling precedence constraints via priority generation

Single machine scheduling models with deterioration and learning: handling precedence constraints via priority generation
Single machine scheduling models with deterioration and learning: handling precedence constraints via priority generation
We consider various single machine scheduling problems in which the processing time of a job depends either on its position in a processing sequence or on its start time. We focus on problems of minimizing the makespan or the sum of (weighted) completion times of the jobs. In many situations we show that the objective function is priority-generating, and therefore the corresponding scheduling problem under series-parallel precedence constraints is polynomially solvable. In other situations we provide counter-examples that show that the objective function is not priority-generating.
single machine scheduling, deteriorating jobs, learning effect, precedence constraints, priority-generating functions
357-370
Gordon, V.S.
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Potts, C.N.
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Strusevich, V.A.
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Potts, C.N.
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Gordon, V.S., Potts, C.N., Strusevich, V.A. and Whitehead, J.D. (2008) Single machine scheduling models with deterioration and learning: handling precedence constraints via priority generation. Journal of Scheduling, 11 (5), 357-370. (doi:10.1007/s10951-008-0064-x).

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We consider various single machine scheduling problems in which the processing time of a job depends either on its position in a processing sequence or on its start time. We focus on problems of minimizing the makespan or the sum of (weighted) completion times of the jobs. In many situations we show that the objective function is priority-generating, and therefore the corresponding scheduling problem under series-parallel precedence constraints is polynomially solvable. In other situations we provide counter-examples that show that the objective function is not priority-generating.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 13 May 2008
Published date: 1 October 2008
Keywords: single machine scheduling, deteriorating jobs, learning effect, precedence constraints, priority-generating functions
Organisations: Operational Research

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Local EPrints ID: 156307
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/156307
PURE UUID: f14ab034-63ee-417e-a079-09ff8463a3d1

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Date deposited: 01 Jun 2010 09:15
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 01:42

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Author: V.S. Gordon
Author: C.N. Potts
Author: V.A. Strusevich
Author: J.D. Whitehead

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