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From: sheahanc@ul.ie (con sheahan)
Subject: Job Shop Scheduling Survey
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Hello,
 
I am completing my Ph.D. literature search on Job Shop Scheduling.
(JSS) I wish to do this ad-hoc survey to answer a number of queries
and to confirm that I have not missed any major
papers given the broad range of research interest.
 
I am interested taking a snapshot of the current views
about where this field is going and what are the prime research
opportunities. I am interested in both specific references as well
peoples opinions on each of these questions.
 
1.    What is the current best method for obtaining a 'good solution'
      to the Classical JSS.
      1.1  Please list in order of merit the techniques that you consider
           capable of 'solving' JSS problems.
 
2.    What is biggest JSS problem reported 'Solved' in the literature?
 
3.    What is the most recent Survey Scheduling Rules comparison for JSS?
 
4.    Has there been any reported implementations of JSS in an actual
      job shop?
 
5.    Has there been any reported comparisons of the 'Academic'
      techniques versus the 'Commercial Software Solutions'.
 
6.    Has there been any reported work on the solution of
      a JSS problem with Sequence Dependent Setups.
 
7.    What do you think are the primary barriers to the
      transition of Scheduling Theory into actual Scheduling
      System implementations in Job Shops.

 
If contributors wish to receive a copy of the summarised replies
then please mention it in your message. I will allow 4 weeks
for all the responses and then I will summarise.
 
I have posted this request to 4 different newsgroups and 2 mailing lists.
Please accept my apologies if you have received it more than once. 


Best Regards

Con Sheahan				Email:	Sheahanc@ul.ie
					Phone:	+ 353 61 471057
					Fax:	+ 353 61 471626
Department of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering (MOE),
University of Limerick
Ireland


