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An ant colony optimization approach for the proportionate multiprocessor open shop

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  • Zeynep Adak

    (Gebze Technical University)

  • Mahmure Övül Arıoğlu

    (Marmara University)

  • Serol Bulkan

    (Marmara University)

Abstract

Multiprocessor open shop makes a generalization to classical open shop by allowing parallel machines for the same task. Scheduling of this shop environment to minimize the makespan is a strongly NP-Hard problem. Despite its wide application areas in industry, the research in the field is still limited. In this paper, the proportionate case is considered where a task requires a fixed processing time independent of the job identity. A novel highly efficient solution representation is developed for the problem. An ant colony optimization model based on this representation is proposed with makespan minimization objective. It carries out a random exploration of the solution space and allows to search for good solution characteristics in a less time-consuming way. The algorithm performs full exploitation of search knowledge, and it successfully incorporates problem knowledge. To increase solution quality, a local exploration approach analogous to a local search, is further employed on the solution constructed. The proposed algorithm is tested over 100 benchmark instances from the literature. It outperforms the current state-of-the-art algorithm both in terms of solution quality and computational time.

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  • Zeynep Adak & Mahmure Övül Arıoğlu & Serol Bulkan, 2022. "An ant colony optimization approach for the proportionate multiprocessor open shop," Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, Springer, vol. 43(4), pages 785-817, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jcomop:v:43:y:2022:i:4:d:10.1007_s10878-021-00798-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10878-021-00798-y
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