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A three-machine permutation flow-shop problem with minimum makespan on the second machine

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  • S Yanai

    (Kobe University of Commerce)

  • T Fujie

    (University of Hyogo)

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In this paper, we consider a three-machine permutation flow-shop scheduling problem where the criterion is to minimize the total completion time without idle times subject to the minimum makespan on the second machine. This problem is NP-hard while each of the objective functions alone can be optimized in polynomial time. We develop a branch-and-bound algorithm with effective branching rules and dominance properties which help to reduce the search space. By our computational experiments, the branch-and-bound algorithm is comparable to a recent mixed integer programming solver and, for some kinds of problem instances, the branch-and-bound algorithm outperforms the solver. On the other hand, the computational result would indicate that the hierarchical scheduling problems are essentially hard in both theoretical and computational points of view.

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  • S Yanai & T Fujie, 2006. "A three-machine permutation flow-shop problem with minimum makespan on the second machine," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 57(4), pages 460-468, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:57:y:2006:i:4:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2602014
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602014
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