On the optimal order of M machines in tandem

DOI10.1016/0167-6377(90)90023-XzbMath0715.90067MaRDI QIDQ751991

Gideon Weiss, Chueng Chiu Huang

Publication date: 1990

Published in: Operations Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

stochastic scheduling; flowshop; blocking; infinite supply of jobs; machines in tandem; no intermediate storage

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90B35: Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research

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