Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms and Systems (Prentice-hall International Series in Industrial & Systems Engineering) - Hardcover

Pinedo, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0137067577 ISBN 13: 9780137067572

Publisher: Pearson, 1994

Synopsis

Dealing primarily with machine scheduling models, this three-part approach covers deterministic models, stochastic models and applications in the real world.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This new edition of the well-established text Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms, and Systems provides an up-to-date coverage of important theoretical models in the scheduling literature as well as important scheduling problems that appear in the real world.  The accompanying website includes supplementary material in the form of slide-shows from industry as well as movies that show actual implementations of scheduling systems.

The main structure of the book, as per previous editions, consists of three parts.  The first part focuses on deterministic scheduling and the related combinatorial problems.  The second part covers probabilistic scheduling models; in this part it is assumed that processing times and other problem data are random and not known in advance.   The third part deals with scheduling in practice; it covers heuristics that are popular with practitioners and discusses system design and implementation issues.  All three parts of this new edition have been revamped, streamlined, and extended.  The references have been made completely up-to-date. 

Theoreticians and practitioners alike will find this book of interest.  Graduate students in operations management, operations research, industrial engineering, and computer science will find the book an accessible and invaluable resource.  Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms, and Systems will serve as an essential reference for professionals working on scheduling problems in manufacturing, services, and other environments. 

Michael L. Pinedo is the Julius Schlesinger Professor of Operations Management in the Stern School of Business at New York University. 

 

Review of third edition:

"This well-established text covers both the theory and practice of scheduling. The book begins with motivating examples and the penultimate chapter discusses some commercial scheduling systems and examples of their implementations." (Mathematical Reviews, 2009)

Synopsis

Dealing primarily with machine scheduling models, Pinedo's three-part approach covers deterministic models, stochastic models and applications in the real world.* only book available that covers deterministic models, stochastic models and applications together. * divides each chapters exercises into two parts - computational and theoretical - with over 100 of each type total, joined by over 50 worked examples. * text is self-contained, offering appendices on the basics in mathematical programming, dynamic programming and complexity theory. * devotes an entire chapter to practical techniques used by people developing scheduling systems in practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0137067577
• ISBN 13: 9780137067572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416