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Two simple constant ratio approximation algorithms for minimizing the total weighted completion time on a single machine with a fixed non-availability interval

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  • Kellerer, Hans
  • Kubzin, Mikhail A.
  • Strusevich, Vitaly A.

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In this note, we consider the scheduling problem of minimizing the sum of the weighted completion times on a single machine with one non-availability interval on the machine under the non-resumable scenario. Together with a recent 2-approximation algorithm designed by Kacem [I. Kacem, Approximation algorithm for the weighted flow-time minimization on a single machine with a fixed non-availability interval, Computers & Industrial Engineering 54 (2008) 401-410], this paper is the first successful attempt to develop a constant ratio approximation algorithm for this problem. We present two approaches to designing such an algorithm. Our best algorithm guarantees a worst-case performance ratio of 2+[epsilon].

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  • Kellerer, Hans & Kubzin, Mikhail A. & Strusevich, Vitaly A., 2009. "Two simple constant ratio approximation algorithms for minimizing the total weighted completion time on a single machine with a fixed non-availability interval," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 199(1), pages 111-116, November.
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