PROOF OF A CONJECTURE OF SCHRAGE ABOUT THE COMPLETION-TIME VARIANCE PROBLEM

被引:45
作者
HALL, NG [1 ]
KUBIAK, W [1 ]
机构
[1] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND,FAC BUSINESS ADM,ST JOHNS A1B 3X5,NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
SCHEDULING; COMPLETION TIME VARIANCE;
D O I
10.1016/0167-6377(91)90024-J
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; O22 [运筹学];
学科分类号
070105 ; 12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
The problem of minimizing the completion time variance of n jobs on a single machine has been studied by several authors. We prove the correctness of a 1975 conjecture due to L. Schrage about the position of the third longest job in an optimal schedule.
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页码:467 / 472
页数:6
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