Fifty years of scheduling: a survey of milestones

Authors: Potts, C N¹; Strusevich, V A²

Source: Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 60, Supplement 1, May 2009 , pp. S41-S68(28)

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Abstract:

Scheduling has become a major field within operational research with several hundred publications appearing each year. This paper explores the historical development of the subject since the mid-1950s when the landmark publications started to appear. A discussion of the main topics of scheduling research for the past five decades is provided, highlighting the key contributions that helped shape the subject. The main topics covered in the respective decades are combinatorial analysis, branch and bound, computational complexity and classification, approximate solution algorithms and enhanced scheduling models.Journal of the Operational Research Society (2009) 60, S41-S68. doi:10.1057/jors.2009.2

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jors.2009.2

Affiliations: 1: University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 2: University of Greenwich, London, UK

Publication date: 2009-05-01