A penalty-based heuristic algorithm for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent set-up times

F T Tseng (), J N D Gupta and E F Stafford
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F T Tseng: The University of Alabama in Huntsville
J N D Gupta: The University of Alabama in Huntsville
E F Stafford: The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2006, vol. 57, issue 5, 541-551

Abstract: Abstract This paper considers the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent set-up times and develops a penalty-based heuristic algorithm to find an approximately minimum makespan schedule. The proposed algorithm determines the penalty in time associated with a particular sequence and selects the sequence with the minimum time penalty as the best heuristic solution. Computational results comparing the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed penalty-based heuristic algorithm with an existing savings index heuristic algorithm are reported and discussed.

Keywords: flowshop scheduling; minimizing makespan; sequence-dependent set-up times; penalty-based and savings index heuristic algorithms; computational comparisons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602020

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