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| Title: |
SPT, Data Analysis, and a Bit of Common Sense in Bus Maintenance Operations: A Case Study |
| Author: |
Martin-vega, Louis a. |
| Appeared in: |
IIE transactions |
| Paging: | Volume 13 (1981) nr. 4 pages 349-356 |
| Year: |
1981-12-01 |
| Contents: |
A fundamental result in the theory of scheduling is the optimality of the shortest processing time (SPT) rule for minimizing mean flow time in the basic single-machine scheduling problem. The relationship between flow time and inventory also makes this rule an appropriate one to use if the objective is one of rapid turnaround, even when the scheduling environment is dynamic (i.e., where jobs arrive over time). This paper presents a case study where the principle behind SPT sequencing was used for a job shop bus maintenance operation. The results obtained by this implementation are further evidence that the application of SPT sequencing can yield significant improvements in scenarios considerably more complex than the basic single-machine scheduling problem. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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