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Minimization of expected variance of completion times on single machine for stochastic jobs

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  • V. Rajendra Prasad
  • D. K. Manna

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This article deals with the problem of scheduling jobs with random processing times on single machine in order to minimize the expected variance of job completion times. Sufficient conditions for the existence of V‐shaped optimal sequences are derived separately for general and ordered job processing times. It is shown that when coefficient of variation of random processing times are bounded by a certain value, an optimal sequence is V‐shaped. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • V. Rajendra Prasad & D. K. Manna, 1997. "Minimization of expected variance of completion times on single machine for stochastic jobs," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(1), pages 97-108, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:44:y:1997:i:1:p:97-108
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6750(199702)44:13.0.CO;2-H
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