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Robust resource allocations in temporal networks

Wiesemann, Wolfram
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Kuhn, Daniel  
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Rustem, Berç
2012
Mathematical Programming

Temporal networks describe workflows of time-consuming tasks whose processing order is constrained by precedence relations. In many cases, the durations of the network tasks can be influenced by the assignment of resources. This leads to the problem of selecting an ‘optimal’ resource allocation, where optimality is measured by network characteristics such as the makespan (i.e., the time required to complete all tasks). In this paper we study a robust resource allocation problem where the task durations are uncertain, and the goal is to minimise the worst-case makespan. We show that this problem is generically NP -hard. We then develop convergent bounds on the optimal objective value, as well as feasible allocations whose objective values are bracketed by these bounds. Numerical results provide empirical support for the proposed method.

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research article
DOI
10.1007/s10107-011-0478-7
Author(s)
Wiesemann, Wolfram
Kuhn, Daniel  
Rustem, Berç
Date Issued

2012

Published in
Mathematical Programming
Volume

135

Issue

1-2

Start page

437

End page

471

Subjects

Robust optimisation

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Temporal networks

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Resource allocation problem

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90-02

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90B15

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90C25

Editorial or Peer reviewed

NON-REVIEWED

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OTHER

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RAO  
Available on Infoscience
January 21, 2014
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/100064
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