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Scheduling theory and applications revisited

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pp. 2827–2835Vol. 28Issue 8December 2025DOI: 10.47974/JIM-2175XML
Received:
12 Mar 2024
Published Online:
18 Aug 2025
Article type:
Research Article
Language:
EN
Article no.:
JIM-2175
Pages:
2827–2835

Abstract

In this paper, the scheduling theory and its applications are considered. The problems with one machine and two machines, as well as the multi-machine problem, are discussed. The schedules are presented by Gantt charts, and the Johnson’s theorem is stated. The calendar planning and the traveling salesman problem, as scheduling-type problems, are also considered. 

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90B3590B3668M20

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