Online Parallel Machine Scheduling to Maximize the Number of Early Jobs

We study a maximization problem: online scheduling on m identical machines to maximize the number of early jobs. The problem is online in the sense that all jobs arrive over time. Each job's characteristics, such as processing time and due date, become known at its arrival time. We consider the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Feifeng Zheng, Ming Liu, Chengbin Chu, Yinfeng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/939717