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Equitable scheduling on a single machine

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  • Klaus Heeger

    (Algorithmics and Computational Complexity, Faculty IV, TU Berlin)

  • Danny Hermelin

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

  • George B. Mertzios

    (Durham University)

  • Hendrik Molter

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

  • Rolf Niedermeier

    (Algorithmics and Computational Complexity, Faculty IV, TU Berlin)

  • Dvir Shabtay

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

Abstract

We introduce a natural but seemingly yet unstudied variant of the problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine so as to minimize the number of tardy jobs. The novelty of our new variant lies in simultaneously considering several instances of the problem at once. In particular, we have n clients over a period of m days, where each client has a single job with its own processing time and deadline per day. Our goal is to provide a schedule for each of the m days, so that each client is guaranteed to have their job meet its deadline in at least $$k \le m$$ k ≤ m days. This corresponds to an equitable schedule where each client is guaranteed a minimal level of service throughout the period of m days. We provide a thorough analysis of the computational complexity of three main variants of this problem, identifying both efficient algorithms and worst-case intractability results.

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  • Klaus Heeger & Danny Hermelin & George B. Mertzios & Hendrik Molter & Rolf Niedermeier & Dvir Shabtay, 2023. "Equitable scheduling on a single machine," Journal of Scheduling, Springer, vol. 26(2), pages 209-225, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jsched:v:26:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s10951-022-00754-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10951-022-00754-6
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