IEOR 4405
Spring 2017

Production Scheduling

Professor Cliff Stein

Scheduling concerns the allocation of limited resources to tasks over time. The resources and tasks may take many forms, ranging from scheduling computational threads on a network of workstations to assigning airline crews to various routes.

This class will cover models and algorithms for scheduling problems. We will cover a wide range of scheduling models including single machine, multiple machine, shop environments. In each enviroment we will study a variety of scheduling problems and their solution.

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  • Please watch the prerecorded lecture to cover the materials in week 1. You should have received an email with details.
  • Midterm is on Thursday, 3/9. You can bring one 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper with writing on both sides. It will cover all material covered up to and including lecture on March 2. You can find the problems from a previous year's midterm here . Solution is here