| Author: | Dobson, G. Karmarkar, U. S. Rummel, J. L. |
| Title: | Batching to minimize flow times on parallel heterogeneous machines. |
| Journal: | Management Science
1989 : MAY, VOL. 35:5, p. 607-613 |
| Index terms: | PRODUCTION SCHEDULING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Traditional scheduling models have emphasized sequencing of tasks at machines. At multiple-machine work centers mean flow times are affected by the allocation of work to machines, as well as the batch-sizes used for processing. An efficient algorithm for computing the optimal solution for the single product case is given. An approximate closed-form solution is available that could be used as a heuristic leading-rule in a dynamic environment. For the special case of equal setup times at machines, the optimal solution is given in closed form. |
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