From Complex Organizations with Simple Jobs to Simple Organizations with Complex Jobs
β Scribed by L. Ulbo De Sitter; J. Friso Den Hertog; Ben Dankbaar
- Book ID
- 110354929
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-9716
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
In Nature, complex molecular systems like proteins have evolved (natura naturans) which are perfectly suited to their functions. These are produced in a sequence of steps under dissipative conditions-that is, far from equilibrium. The challenge for the chemist is to
## a b s t r a c t We consider a single-machine scheduling problem in which the processing time of each job is a simple linear deteriorating function of its waiting time. The machine is subject to an availability constraint. Jobs interrupted by machine unavailability can resume their processing. Th