Stochastic scheduling /

"Stochastic scheduling is in the area of production scheduling. There is a dearth of work that analyzes the variability of schedules. In a stochastic environment, in which the processing time of a job is not known with certainty, a schedule is typically analyzed based on the expected value of a...

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Main Author: Sarin, Subhash Chander
Other Authors: Nagarajan, Balaji, Liao, Lingrui
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Summary:"Stochastic scheduling is in the area of production scheduling. There is a dearth of work that analyzes the variability of schedules. In a stochastic environment, in which the processing time of a job is not known with certainty, a schedule is typically analyzed based on the expected value of a performance measure. This book addresses this problem and presents algorithms to determine the variability of a schedule under various machine configurations and objective functions. It is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in manufacturing, operations management, applied mathematics, and computer science, and it is also a good reference book for practitioners. Computer software containing the algorithms is provided on an accompanying website for ease of student and user implementation"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.
ISBN:9780521518512
0521518512