A Batch Scheduling Problem with Two Agents

作者:Choi Byung Cheon; Park Myoung Ju*
来源:Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 2015, 32(6): 1550044.
DOI:10.1142/S021759591550044X

摘要

In this paper, we consider a two-agent batch scheduling problem on a single machine such that the processing times of agent 1 and the due date of agent 2 in the same batch are identical. The objective is to minimize the total completion time of agent 1 with a constraint on the maximum tardiness of agent 2. First, we propose the optimality conditions. Then, we show that the problem is strongly NP-hard. Finally, we prove the problem remains NP-hard even for the case with one batch of agent 2, and develop a pseudo-polynomial algorithm and an approximation algorithm for this case.

  • 出版日期2015-12