A two-stage flexible flow shop problem with unit-execution-time jobs and batching

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    Abstract

    We study a batch-scheduling problem of unit-time jobs on a two-stage flexible flowshop. The objective functions are minimum makespan and minimum flowtime. Unlike previously studied models: (i) a general number of machines in both stages of the flowshop is allowed, and (ii) there is no restriction on the number of batches to be processed on each machine. Efficient exact dynamic programming algorithms are introduced. Extensions to the case of machine-dependent setup times are studied as well. All the proposed algorithms run in polynomial time in the number of jobs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)171-178
    Number of pages8
    JournalInternational Journal of Production Economics
    Volume158
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Dec 2014

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    Keywords

    • Batch scheduling
    • Deterministic scheduling
    • Flexible flowshop
    • Makespan

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