Beam Search Approach for the Multiobjective Flow-shop Scheduling Problem

In this paper, we address the problem of minimizing maximum completion time and average flow-time simultaneously in a flow-shop environment. We formulate the problem as a bi-criteria flow-shop scheduling problem in which it minimizes the maximum completion time and average flow-time. We develop and...

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Main Authors: Kanesan , Muthusamy, Ishii, Hiroaki, Mohri, Shintaro, Masuda, Teruo
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2000
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Online Access:http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/622/
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Summary:In this paper, we address the problem of minimizing maximum completion time and average flow-time simultaneously in a flow-shop environment. We formulate the problem as a bi-criteria flow-shop scheduling problem in which it minimizes the maximum completion time and average flow-time. We develop and propose an approximation algorithm to find the non-dominated solutions for the above problem. As a solution technique, we propose a new approach based on the beam search with gap concept. (Abstract by authors)