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Parallel dedicated machines scheduling with chain precedence constraints

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  • Agnetis, Alessandro
  • Kellerer, Hans
  • Nicosia, Gaia
  • Pacifici, Andrea

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A set of n nonpreemptive tasks are to be scheduled on m parallel dedicated machines with a regular criterion. Chain precedence constraints among the tasks, deterministic processing times and processing machine of each task are given.

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  • Agnetis, Alessandro & Kellerer, Hans & Nicosia, Gaia & Pacifici, Andrea, 2012. "Parallel dedicated machines scheduling with chain precedence constraints," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 221(2), pages 296-305.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:221:y:2012:i:2:p:296-305
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.03.040
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