Title :
A 2.5-competitive Online Algorithm for Pm|rj|ΣwjCj
Author :
Tao, Jiping ; Jiang, Hao ; Liu, Tundong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
Abstract :
The classical identical machine scheduling problem with the objective of minimizing total weighted completion time is considered in the online setting where jobs arrive over time. An online algorithm is presented and is proven to be (2.5 - 1/2m)-competitive based on the idea of instances reduction.
Keywords :
computational complexity; scheduling; 2.5-competitive online algorithm; Pm|rj|ΣwjCj; instances reduction; machine scheduling problem; minimizing total weighted completion time; online setting; Algorithm design and analysis; Job shop scheduling; Optimal scheduling; Parallel machines; Schedules; Single machine scheduling; competitive analysis; identical machine scheduling; online algorithm; total weighted completion time;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Decision Conference (CCDC), 2012 24th Chinese
Conference_Location :
Taiyuan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2073-4
DOI :
10.1109/CCDC.2012.6244503