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Heuristic algorithms for continuous flow‐shop problem

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  • Chandrasekharan Rajendran
  • Dipak Chaudhuri

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In this article we present two heuristic algorithms for scheduling in the constrained or continuous flow shop to minimize total flow time of jobs. Two heuristic preference relations are used as the basis for job insertion to build up a schedule by the heuristics. When evaluated over a large number of problems of various sizes, the heuristics are found to be very effective in yielding near‐optimal solutions.

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  • Chandrasekharan Rajendran & Dipak Chaudhuri, 1990. "Heuristic algorithms for continuous flow‐shop problem," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 37(5), pages 695-705, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:37:y:1990:i:5:p:695-705
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6750(199010)37:53.0.CO;2-L
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    2. Allahverdi, Ali, 1999. "Stochastically minimizing total flowtime in flowshops with no waiting space," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 113(1), pages 101-112, February.
    3. Krusin-Elbaum, L. & Malozemoff, A.P. & Cronemeyer, D.C. & Holtzberg, F. & Chandrashekhar, G.V. & Clem, J.R. & Hao, Z., 1990. "Residual irreversibility in high-Tc superconductors," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 168(1), pages 367-377.
    4. Rubén Ruiz & Ali Allahverdi, 2007. "Some effective heuristics for no-wait flowshops with setup times to minimize total completion time," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 156(1), pages 143-171, December.

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