We devise a scheme for producing, in the least possible time, n identical objects with p agents that work at differing speeds. This involves halting the process in order to transfer production across agent types. For the case of two types of agent, we construct a scheme based on the Euclidean algorithm that seeks to minimise the number of pauses in production.
@article{arxiv.2310.09208,
title = {Production optimization by agents of differing work rates},
author = {Peter M. Higgins},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.09208},
year = {2024}
}