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In a scheduling problem with controllable processing times the job processing time can be compressed through incurring an additional cost. We consider the problem of scheduling n jobs on a single machine with controllable processing times. Each job has a release date, when it becomes available for processing, and, after completing its processing, requires an additional delivery time. Feasible schedules are further restricted by job precedence constraints. We develop a polynomial time approximation scheme whose running time depends only linearly on the input size. This improves and generalize the previous (3/2 + ɛ)-approximation algorithm by Zdrzalka.
Supported by the “Metaheuristics Network”, grant HPRN-CT-1999-00106, and by Swiss National Science Foundation project 20-63733.00/1, “Resource Allocation and Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems”.
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Mastrolilli, M. (2002). A PTAS for the Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Controllable Processing Times. In: Penttonen, M., Schmidt, E.M. (eds) Algorithm Theory — SWAT 2002. SWAT 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2368. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45471-3_6
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