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Handbook on Scheduling

From Theory to Applications

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. Jacek Błażewicz

    1. Institute of Computing Science, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

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  2. Klaus H. Ecker

    1. School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ohio University, Athens, USA

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  3. Erwin Pesch

    1. FB 5 - Management Information Sciences, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

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  4. Günter Schmidt

    1. Information and Technology Management, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

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  5. Jan Węglarz

    1. Institute of Computing Science, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

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  • Reference book for theory and practice of scheduling
  • Covers many different scheduling problems, e.g. in advanced planning, supply chain management, and computer systems

Part of the book series: International Handbooks on Information Systems (INFOSYS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-8

  3. Basics

    Pages 9-56

  4. Definition, Analysis and Classification of Scheduling Problems

    Pages 57-72

  5. Scheduling on One Processor

    Pages 73-136

  6. Scheduling on Parallel Processors

    Pages 137-197

  7. Communication Delays and Multiprocessor Tasks

    Pages 199-241

  8. Scheduling in Hard Real-Time Systems

    Pages 243-269

  9. Flow Shop Scheduling

    Pages 271-320

  10. Open Shop Scheduling

    Pages 321-343

  11. Scheduling in Job Shops

    Pages 345-396

  12. Scheduling with Limited Processor Availability

    Pages 397-424

  13. Scheduling under Resource Constraints

    Pages 425-475

  14. Constraint Programming and Disjunctive Scheduling

    Pages 477-538

  15. Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems

    Pages 539-582

  16. Computer Integrated Production Scheduling

    Pages 583-630

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 631-647
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About this book

This handbook is in a sense a continuation of Scheduling Computer and Manu­ facturing Processes [1], two editions of which have received kind acceptance of a wide readership. As the previous volume, it is the result of a long lasting Ger­ man-Polish collaboration. However, due to important reasons, it has a new form. Namely, following the suggestions of the Publisher, we decided to prepare a handbook filling out a gap on the market in the area. The gap concerns a unified approach to the most important scheduling models and methods with the special emphasis put on their relevance to practical situations. Thus, in comparison with [1], the contents has been changed significantly. This concerns not only correc­ tions we have introduced, following the suggestions made by many readers (we are very grateful to all of them) and taking into account our own experience, but first of all this means that important new material has been added. It is character­ ized in Chapter 1, and, generally speaking, covers a transition from theory to ap­ plications in a wide spectrum of scheduling problems, hidependently of this, in all chapters new results have been reported and new illustrative material, includ­ ing real-world problems, has been given. We very much hope that in this way the handbook will be of interest to a much wider readership than the former volume, the fact which has been under­ lined in the title.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"What distinguishes the present book by Blazewicz et al. from a number of other new and interesting books on scheduling is its emphasis on the relevance of academic research to practical applications, which is precisely manifested in its title. … Overall, the reviewed book … is a very significant contribution to literature on scheduling and a must for anyone who is involved in the field as a student, researcher or practitioner. I heartily recommend it for study." (Eugene Levner, Journal of Scheduling, Vol. 12, 2009)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Computing Science, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

    Jacek Błażewicz, Jan Węglarz

  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ohio University, Athens, USA

    Klaus H. Ecker

  • FB 5 - Management Information Sciences, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

    Erwin Pesch

  • Information and Technology Management, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Günter Schmidt

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