An updated edition of the text that explores the core topics in
scheduling theory
The second edition of Principles of Sequencing and Scheduling has been
revised and updated to provide comprehensive coverage of sequencing and
scheduling topics as well as emerging developments in the field. The
text offers balanced coverage of deterministic models and stochastic
models and includes new developments in safe scheduling and project
scheduling, including coverage of project analytics. These new topics
help bridge the gap between classical scheduling and actual practice.
The authors--noted experts in the field--present a coherent and detailed
introduction to the basic models, problems, and methods of scheduling
theory.
This book offers an introduction and overview of sequencing and
scheduling and covers such topics as single-machine and multi-machine
models, deterministic and stochastic problem formulations, optimization
and heuristic solution approaches, and generic and specialized software
methods. This new edition adds coverage on topics of recent interest in
shop scheduling and project scheduling. This important resource:
- Offers comprehensive coverage of deterministic models as well as
recent approaches and developments for stochastic models
- Emphasizes the application of generic optimization software to basic
sequencing problems and the use of spreadsheet-based optimization
methods
- Includes updated coverage on safe scheduling, lognormal modeling, and
job selection
- Provides basic coverage of robust scheduling as contrasted with safe
scheduling
- Adds a new chapter on project analytics, which supports the PERT21
framework for project scheduling in a stochastic environment.
- Extends the coverage of PERT 21 to include hierarchical scheduling
- Provides end-of-chapter references and access to advanced Research
Notes, to aid readers in the further exploration of advanced topics
Written for upper-undergraduate and graduate level courses covering such
topics as scheduling theory and applications, project scheduling, and
operations scheduling, the second edition of Principles of Sequencing
and Scheduling is a resource that covers scheduling techniques and
contains the most current research and emerging topics.
