This book presents models and algorithms for complex scheduling problems. Besides resource-constrained project scheduling problems with applications also job-shop problems with flexible machines, transportation or limited buffers are discussed. Discrete optimization methods like linear and...

Disassembly takes place in remanufacturing, recycling, and disposal, with a line being the best choice for automation. The disassembly line balancing problem seeks a sequence that is feasible, minimizes the number of workstations, and ensures similar idle times, as well as other end-of-life...

A survey of multi-objective scheduling techniques on the job shop problem is offered in this chapter. The survey traces the development of techniques from Integer programming to genetic algorithms that take advantage of the power of recent computing technology. Applications are in areas as...

This paper reports on the use of a dynamic programming model to sequence the loading of storage facilities at an apple-packing plant operating in the state of New York, USA. The post-harvest quality of perishable agricultural prdoucts is significantly affected by delays in getting the product...