Self-scheduling algorithms are useful tools for achieving load balance in heterogeneous computational systems. Therefore, they can be applied in computational Grids. In this work, we introduce two families of self-scheduling algorithms. The rst is de ned by methods looking for an explicit form for the chunks distribution function. The second corresponds to methods focusing in deriving an explic...

Through the needs of Loading-Machine storage scheduling in forestry-pulp-paper production logistics intelligent distribution system, analysis the Loading-Machine scheduling model of problems and improvement measures, put forward Loading-Machine intelligent production scheduling algorithm, based on ensuring the feasibility of scheduling, scheduling to rationalization, equalization, execute only,...

A distribution-graph based scheduling algorithm is proposed together with an extended tree growing technique to deal with the problem of unequal-length block-test scheduling under power dissipation constraints. The extended tree growing technique is used in combination with the classical scheduling approach in order to improve the test concurrency having assigned power dissipation limits. Its g...

There is a current need for scheduling policies that can leverage the performance variability observed when scheduling parallel computations on multi-user clusters. We develop one solution to this problem called stochastic scheduling that utilizes a distribution of application execution performance on the target resources to determine a performance-efficient schedule. In this paper, we define a...

1 Broadcast Scheduling for Information Distribution Chi-Jiun Su a; Leandros Tassiulas b; Vassilis J. Tsotras c; a Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn NY 11201 E-mail: [email protected] b Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742 E-mail: [email protected] c Department of Computer Science, University of California, Riv...

This paper presents a new multi-depot combined vehicle and crew scheduling algorithm, and uses it, in conjunction with a heuristic vehicle routing algorithm, to solve the intra-city mail distribution problem faced by Australia Post. First we describe the Australia Post mail distribution problem and outline the heuristic vehicle routing algorithm used to find vehicle routes. We present a new mul...

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With increasing competition in the business world and the emergence and development of new technologies, many companies have turned to integrated production and distribution for timely production and delivery at the lowest cost of production and distribution and with the least delay in delivery. By increasing human population and the increase in greenhouse gas emissions and industrial waste, in...

By increasing the use of distributed generation (DG) in the distribution network operation, an entity called virtual power plant (VPP) has been introduced to control, dispatch and aggregate the generation of DGs, enabling them to participate either in the electricity market or the distribution network operation. The participation of VPPs in the electricity market has made challenges to fairly a...