Title
Single-machine and parallel-machine serial-batching scheduling problems with position-based learning effect and linear setup time.
Abstract
This paper introduces the serial batching scheduling problems with position-based learning effect, where the actual job processing time is a function of its position. Two scheduling problems respectively for single-machine and parallel-machine are studied, and in each problem the objectives of minimizing maximum earliness and total number of tardy jobs are both considered respectively. In the proposed scheduling models, all jobs are first partitioned into serial batches, and then all batches are processed on the serial-batching machine. We take some practical production features into consideration, i.e., setup time before processing each batch increases with the time, regarded as time-dependent setup time, and we formalize it as a linear function of its starting time. Under the single-machine scheduling setting, structural properties are derived for the problems with the objectives of minimizing maximum earliness and number of tardy jobs respectively, based on which optimization algorithms are developed to solve them. Under the parallel-machine scheduling setting, a hybrid VNS–GSA algorithm combining variable neighborhood search (VNS) and gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is proposed to solve the problems with these two objectives respectively, and the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed VNS–GSA are demonstrated and compared with the algorithms of GSA, VNS, and simulated annealing (SA). This paper demonstrates that the consideration of different objectives leads to various optimal decisions on jobs assignment, jobs batching, and batches sequencing, which generates a new insight to investigate batching scheduling problems with learning effect under single-machine and parallel-machine settings.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1007/s10479-017-2481-8
Annals OR
Keywords
Field
DocType
Scheduling, Serial-batching, Learning effect, Single-machine, Parallel-machine, Setup time
Simulated annealing,Mathematical optimization,Learning effect,Variable neighborhood search,Fair-share scheduling,Scheduling (computing),Computer science,Flow shop scheduling,Rate-monotonic scheduling,Dynamic priority scheduling
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
272
1-2
0254-5330
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.43
26
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jun Pei120226.56
Ba-yi Cheng2333.62
Xin-Bao Liu325426.14
P. M. Pardalos426945.19
Min Kong5193.65