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A 3-approximation list scheduling algorithm for a single-machine scheduling problem with a non-renewable resource and total weighted completion time criterion

Data Structures and Algorithms 2021-05-12 v1 Optimization and Control

Abstract

This paper studies a single-machine scheduling problem with a non-renewable resource (NR-SSP) and total weighted completion time criterion. The non-renewable resource is consumed when the machine starts processing a job. We consider the case where each job's weight in the objective function is proportional to its resource consumption amount. The problem is known to be NP-hard in this case. We propose a 3-approximation list scheduling algorithm for this problem. Besides, we show that the approximation ratio 3 is tight for the algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.2105.04735,
  title  = {A 3-approximation list scheduling algorithm for a single-machine scheduling problem with a non-renewable resource and total weighted completion time criterion},
  author = {Susumu Hashimoto and Shinji Mizuno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.04735},
  year   = {2021}
}

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16 pages, 2 figures

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