Scheduling: theory, algorithms, and systems

¡This new edition of the well established¡ text¡ ¡Scheduling - Theory, ¡¡Algorithms, and Systems ¡provides an up-to-date coverage of¡¡important¡theoretical models in¡the scheduling literature¡as well as¡ significant¡¡scheduling problems that occur in the¡real world.¡¡It¡¡again¡includes ¡supplementary¡¡material in the form of¡¡slide-shows from industry and movies that show¡¡implementations ¡of scheduling systems. ¡ ¡The main structure of the book as per previous edition ¡consists of three ¡parts.¡ The first part focuses on deterministic ¡scheduling and the¡ related combinatorial problems.¡¡The second part covers ¡probabilistic scheduling models; in this part it is assumed that processing times ¡and other problem data are random and not known in advance.¡¡ The third part deals with scheduling in practice;¡ it covers heuristics that are popular with practitioners ¡and discusses system design and implementation issues.¡¡ All three parts of this ¡new edition have been¡revamped ¡and streamlined.¡ The references have been ¡made completely up-to-date.¡ ¡Theoreticians and practitioners alike will find this book of interest.¡¡Graduate students ¡in operations management, operations research, ¡ industrial engineering, ¡and computer¡science will find the book an accessible and invaluable resource.¡¡ Scheduling - Theory, Algorithms, ¡ and Systems¡¡ will¡¡serve as an essential reference for professionals ¡working on scheduling problems¡¡in manufacturing, ¡ services, and other environments. ¡Michael L. Pinedo is the Julius Schlesinger Professor of Operations Management ¡in the Stern School of Business at New York University.¡ Reviews of third edition: This well-established text covers both the theory and practice of scheduling. he book begins with motivating examples and the penultimate chapter Reviews of third edition: This well-established text covers both the theory and practice of scheduling. The book begins with motivating examples and the penultimate chapter discusses some commercial scheduling systems and examples of their implementations." (Mathematical Reviews, 2009)

Preface -- Supplementary Electronic Material -- Introduction -- Deterministic Models: Preliminaries -- Single Machine Models (Deterministic) -- Advanced Single Machine Models (Deterministic) -- Parallel Machine Models (Deterministic) -- Flow Shops and Flexible Flow Shops (Deterministic) -- Job Shops (Deterministic -- Open Shops (Deterministic) -- Stochastic Models: Preliminaries -- Single Machine Models (Stochastic) -- Single Machine Models with Release Dates (Stochastic) -- Parallel Machine Models (Stochastic) -- Flow Shops, Job Shops and Open Shops (Stochastic) -- General Purpose Procedures for Deterministic Scheduling -- More Advanced General Purpose Procedures -- Modeling and Solving Scheduling Problems in Practice -- Design and Implementation of Scheduling Systems: Basic Concepts -- Design and Implementation of Scheduling Systems: More Advanced Concepts -- Examples of System Designs and Implementations -- What Lies Ahead? -- Appendices -- References.