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Two-machine open shop scheduling with machine-dependent processing times

Zhen-Wei WEN   

  • Received:2011-02-28 Revised:2011-03-26 Online:2011-12-15 Published:2011-12-19
  • Contact: Zhen-Wei WEN E-mail:zwwen@suda.edu.cn

Abstract: Abstract A two-machine open shop scheduling problem with machine-dependent processing times O2 | pij = pi, p2< p1< 2p2, Non-Idle | ΣCj is examined. Xiang & Tang prove that this problem can be transformed to an assignment problem which is polynomially solvable. Yu & Ying give an explicit solution of this problem, and proves its optimality. In addition they present that the explicit solution is not exclusive and other optimal solutions are possible exist. We give a simple proof of the optimality of the explicit solution Yu & Ying proposed and discuss the uniqueness of the optimal solution.

Key words: scheduling, open shop, transportation problem, assignment problem, optimal solution