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Scheduling parallel machines with inclusive processing set restrictions

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  • Jinwen Ou
  • Joseph Y.‐T. Leung
  • Chung‐Lun Li

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We consider the problem of assigning a set of jobs to different parallel machines of the same processing speed, where each job is compatible to only a subset of those machines. The machines can be linearly ordered such that a higher‐indexed machine can process all those jobs that a lower‐indexed machine can process. The objective is to minimize the makespan of the schedule. This problem is motivated by industrial applications such as cargo handling by cranes with nonidentical weight capacities, computer processor scheduling with memory constraints, and grades of service provision by parallel servers. We develop an efficient algorithm for this problem with a worst‐case performance ratio of ${4}\over{3}$ + ε, where ε is a positive constant which may be set arbitrarily close to zero. We also present a polynomial time approximation scheme for this problem, which answers an open question in the literature. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008

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  • Jinwen Ou & Joseph Y.‐T. Leung & Chung‐Lun Li, 2008. "Scheduling parallel machines with inclusive processing set restrictions," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 55(4), pages 328-338, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:55:y:2008:i:4:p:328-338
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.20286
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    1. Joseph Y.-T. Leung, 1982. "On Scheduling Independent Tasks with Restricted Execution Times," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 30(1), pages 163-171, February.
    2. Celia A. Glass & Hans Kellerer, 2007. "Parallel machine scheduling with job assignment restrictions," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 54(3), pages 250-257, April.
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