A hybrid genetic algorithm for the job shop scheduling problem

J. F. Gonçalves,  J. J. M. Mendes, and M.G.C. Resende

European J. of Operational Research, vol.167, pp.77-95, 2005.

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a hybrid genetic algorithm for the Job Shop Scheduling problem. The chromosome representation of the problem is based on random keys. The schedules are constructed using a priority rule in which the priorities are defined by the genetic algorithm. Schedules are constructed using a procedure that generates parameterized active schedules. After a schedule is obtained a local search heuristic is applied to improve the solution. The approach is tested on a set of standard instances taken from the literature and compared with other approaches. The computation results validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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