In this paper, LPT (largest processing time) algorithm is considered for scheduling jobs with similar sizes on three machines. The objective function is to minimize the maximum completion time of all machines. The wor...In this paper, LPT (largest processing time) algorithm is considered for scheduling jobs with similar sizes on three machines. The objective function is to minimize the maximum completion time of all machines. The worst case performance ratio of the LPT algorithm is given as a piecewise linear function of r if job sizes fall in [1, r]. Our result is better than the existing result. Furthermore, the ratio given here is the best. That means our result cannot be improved any more.展开更多
文摘In this paper, LPT (largest processing time) algorithm is considered for scheduling jobs with similar sizes on three machines. The objective function is to minimize the maximum completion time of all machines. The worst case performance ratio of the LPT algorithm is given as a piecewise linear function of r if job sizes fall in [1, r]. Our result is better than the existing result. Furthermore, the ratio given here is the best. That means our result cannot be improved any more.