Introduction -- Basics -- Definition, Analysis and Classification of Scheduling Problems -- Scheduling on One Processor -- Scheduling on Parallel Processors -- Communication Delays and Multiprocessor Tasks -- Scheduling in Hard Real-Time Systems -- Flow Shop Scheduling -- Open Shop Scheduling --...

This book provides a theoretical and application oriented analysis of deterministic scheduling problems arising in computer and manufacturing environments. In such systems processors (machines) and possibly other resources are to be allocated among tasks in such a way that certain scheduling...

The Handbook provides practitioners, scientists and graduate students with a good overview of basic notions, methods and techniques, as well as important issues and trends across the broad spectrum of data management. In particular, the book covers fundamental topics in the field such as...

In this volume authors of academia and practice provide practitioners, scientists and graduate students with a good overview of basic methods and paradigms, as well as important issues and trends across the broad spectrum of parallel and distributed processing. In particular, the book covers...