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Single-machine multitasking scheduling with job efficiency promotion

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  • Min Ji

    (Zhejiang Gongshang University)

  • Yingchun Zhang

    (Zhejiang Gongshang University)

  • Yuan Zhang

    (Zhejiang Gongshang University)

  • T. C. E. Cheng

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Yiwei Jiang

    (Zhejiang Gongshang University)

Abstract

Motivated by behavioural and psychological phenomena that occur in human operators, we study single-machine multitasking scheduling with job efficiency promotion. In traditional multitasking scheduling, the primary task is assumed to be interrupted by every waiting task. In this paper we take into account job efficiency promotion that helps reduce the actual interruption time. We propose two functions to model job efficiency promotion based on the job positions in a given schedule. The objective is to minimize the makespan, total completion time, and total absolute difference in completion times. We show that the problem is polynomially solvable for each objective. We also provide efficient solutions for some special cases.

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  • Min Ji & Yingchun Zhang & Yuan Zhang & T. C. E. Cheng & Yiwei Jiang, 2022. "Single-machine multitasking scheduling with job efficiency promotion," Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, Springer, vol. 44(1), pages 446-479, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jcomop:v:44:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s10878-021-00822-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10878-021-00822-1
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