This article addresses the job-shop problem of minimizing the schedule length (makespan) for processing n jobs on two machines with sequence-dependent setup and removal times. The processing of each job includes at most two operations that have to be non-preemptive. Machine routes may differ from job to job. If all setup and removal times are equal to zero, this problem is polynomially solvable...

In this paper, single machine scheduling problems with sequence dependent setup times are considered. The objective is to minimize the total weighted tardiness. The single machine total weighted tardiness (SMTWT) scheduling problems with sequence dependent setup times were proved to be strongly NP-hard. A recently developed meta-heuristic algorithm called as crow search algorithm is proposed to...

This paper presents a new mathematical model for a production system through a scheduling problem considering a material handling system as an intelligent transportation system by automated guided vehicles (AGVs). The traditional systems cannot respond to the changes and customer’s demands and for this reason, a flexible production system is used. Therefore, for this purpose, automated transpor...