Fast approximation algorithm for job sequencing with deadlines

G. V. Gens, E. V. Levner

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Abstract

The problem under consideration is to schedule jobs on a machine in order to minimize the sum of the penalties of delayed jobs. A "range-and-bound" method is proposed for finding a tight bound P̃ such that P̃≤P*≤2P̃, P* being the minimal sum desired. The considered scheduling problem, for n jobs and accuracy ε > 0, is solved by a fully polynomial ε-approximation algorithm in O(n2log n + n2 ε) time and O( n2 ε) space.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-318
Number of pages6
JournalDiscrete Applied Mathematics
Volume3
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1981
Externally publishedYes

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