A faster algorithm for 2-cyclic robotic scheduling with a fixed robot route and interval processing times

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-56

  Kats, Vladimir ^a   Levner, Eugene ^b,c  

^a Institute for Industrial Mathematics Israel   (Israel)

^b HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cyclic scheduling; Efficient algorithms; Graph theoretic models; Polynomial models; Robotic scheduling

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC SCHEDULING; EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS; GRAPH-THEORETIC MODELS; POLYNOMIAL MODELS; ROBOTIC SCHEDULING;

GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 78649472963     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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