Decentralized subcontractor scheduling with divisible jobs

Subcontracting allows manufacturer agents to reduce completion times of their jobs and thus obtain savings. This paper addresses the coordination of decentralized scheduling systems with a single subcontractor and several agents having divisible jobs. Assuming complete information, we design paramet...

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Main Authors: Hezarkhni, Behzad, Kubiak, Wieslaw
Format: Article
Published: Springer 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31154/