A loading decision for batch processors with continuous job arrivals

Pyung Hoi Koo ()
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Pyung Hoi Koo: Pukyong National University

No 1003786, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Batch processors processes a number of jobs simultaneously as a batch. Examples of batch processors include oven, shuttle bus, amusement park rides, and so on. When a batch processor completes its task and has some near-future job arrival information, a loading decision should be made whether to start the process right away or to wait for the upcoming jobs. This presentation introduces a look-ahead loading procedure for batch processors, where multiple job types are available, with the objective of average tardiness minimization. The distinct characteristics of the proposed procedure is that it takes advantage of the due-date of current jobs in queue as well as the due-date of upcoming jobs, the fixed number of look-ahead reduces the opportunity of being affected by the next job arrivals, and unlike the existing control policies, even when the number of jobs in queue is greater than capacity, loading can be delayed for more urgent jobs. The performance of the proposed control strategy is validated with simulation experiments.

Keywords: batch processor; loading decision; look-ahead; tardiness minimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C44 C61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 page
Date: 2015-05
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 15th International Academic Conference, Rome, May 2015, pages 616-616

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