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International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations
ISSN 1923-2934 (Online) - ISSN 1923-2926 (Print)
Quarterly Publication
Volume 16 Issue 1 pp. 37-50, 2025

A robust single-machine scheduling problem with scenario-dependent processing times and release dates Pages 37-50 Right click to download the paper Download PDF

Authors: Chin-Chia Wu, Juin-Han Chen, Win-Chin Lin, Xingong Zhang, Tao Ren, Zong-Lin Wu, Yu-Hsiang Chung

📋 Author Affiliations:
Chin-Chia Wu ORCID 1, Juin-Han Chen ORCID 2, Win-Chin Lin3, Xingong Zhang ORCID 4, Tao Ren5, Zong-Lin Wu ORCID 1, Yu-Hsiang Chung1
1 Department of Statistics, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan, N/A
2 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Quemoy University, Kinmen County, 892, Taiwan, N/A
3 College of Mathematics Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China
4 Software College, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
5 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, 411030, Taiwan, N/A
doi 10.5267/j.ijiec.2024.11.002
5 Source: Scopus
Crossref 2 Source: CrossRef

🔑 Keywords: Scheduling, Scenario-dependent, Iterated greedy population-based algorithm, Total completion time

Abstract: Many uncertainties arise during the manufacturing process, such as changes in the working environment, traffic transportation delays, machine breakdowns, and worker performance instabilities. These factors can cause job processing times and ready times to change. In this study, we address a scheduling model for a single machine where both job release dates and processing times are scenario dependent. The objective is to minimize the total completion time across the worst-case scenarios. Even without the uncertainty factor, this problem is NP-hard. To solve it, we derive several properties and a lower bound used in a branch-and-bound method to find an optimal solution. We propose nine heuristics based on a linear combination of scenario-dependent processing times and release times for approximate solutions. Additionally, we offer an iterated greedy population-based algorithm that efficiently solves this problem by taking advantage of the diversity of solutions. We evaluate the performance of the proposed nine heuristics and the iterated greedy population-based algorithm.

How to cite this paper
APA: Wu, C., Chen, J., Lin, W., Zhang, X., Ren, T., Wu, Z & Chung, Y. (2025). A robust single-machine scheduling problem with scenario-dependent processing times and release dates. International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations, 16(1), 37-50.
Chicago/Turabian: Wu, C., Chen, J., Lin, W., Zhang, X., Ren, T., Wu, Z & Chung, Y. 2025. "A robust single-machine scheduling problem with scenario-dependent processing times and release dates." International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations 16, no. 1 (2025): 37-50.
AMA: Wu, C., Chen, J., Lin, W., Zhang, X., Ren, T., Wu, Z & Chung, Y. A robust single-machine scheduling problem with scenario-dependent processing times and release dates. International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations. 2025;16(1):37-50.

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