Branch-and-bound algorithm for solving blocking flowshop scheduling problems with makespan criterion
by Saïd Toumi; Bassem Jarboui; Mansour Eddaly; Abdelwaheb Rebaï
International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research (IJMOR), Vol. 10, No. 1, 2017

Abstract: This paper deals with a permutation flowshop scheduling problem with blocking constraints. To minimise the makespan, it uses a branch-and-bound algorithm. A new lower bound is developed for the problem based upon the two machine-subproblem relaxation. Computational tests show the superiority of the proposed algorithm.

Online publication date: Tue, 06-Dec-2016

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