A robust scheduling rule using a Neural Network in dynamically changing job-shop environments

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 266-288

  Eguchi, Toru ^a   Oba, Fuminori ^a   Toyooka, Satoru ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TIS Consulting Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dispatching rule; Dynamic scheduling; Job shop; Neural network; NN; Priority rule; Tardiness cost

Indexed keywords

JOB ANALYSIS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROBUST CONTROL;

DISPATCHING RULES; DYNAMIC SCHEDULING; PRIORITY RULES; TARDINESS COSTS;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 41549141780     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMTM.2008.017727     Document Type: Article

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