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Scheduling chains with identical jobs and constant delays on a single machine

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In this paper we study the single-machine problem 1|chains(l), p j = p|∑ C j in which jobs with constant processing times and generalized precedence constraints in form of chains with constant delays are given. One has to schedule the jobs on a single machine such that all delays between consecutive jobs in a chain are satisfied and the sum of all completion times of the jobs is minimized. We show that this problem is polynomially solvable.

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  1. Department of Mathematics/Computer Science, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Peter Brucker & Sigrid Knust

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Koc University, 34450, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ceyda Oğuz

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AMS Classification 90B35 Scheduling

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Brucker, P., Knust, S. & Oğuz, C. Scheduling chains with identical jobs and constant delays on a single machine. Math Meth Oper Res 63, 63–75 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00186-005-0014-8

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