Title
Online batch scheduling on parallel machines with delivery times
Abstract
We study the online batch scheduling problem on parallel machines with delivery times. Online algorithms are designed on m parallel batch machines to minimize the time by which all jobs have been delivered. When all jobs have identical processing times, we provide the optimal online algorithms for both bounded and unbounded versions of this problem. For the general case of processing time on unbounded batch machines, an online algorithm with a competitive ratio of 2 is given when the number of machines m=2 or m=3, respectively. When m≥4, we present an online algorithm with a competitive ratio of 1.5+o(1).
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.tcs.2011.06.011
Theoretical Computer Science
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Online algorithm,Batch scheduling,Parallel machines,Delivery time
Journal
412
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
39
0304-3975
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.50
3
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yang Fang150.50
Xiwen Lu218221.03
Peihai Liu3526.01