in this paper, we consider a flow shop scheduling problem with availability constraints (fsspac) for the objective of minimizing the makespan. in such a problem, machines are not continuously available for processing jobs due to preventive maintenance activities. we proposed a mixed-integer linear programming (milp) model for this problem which can generate non-permutation schedules. furthermor...

background and objectives: operating room (or) scheduling is key to optimal operating room productivity. the significant uncertainty associated with surgery duration renders scheduling of surgical operation a challenging task. this paper proposes a novel computational stochastic model to optimize scheduling of surgeries with uncertain durations. the model considers various surgical operation co...