… Batching … batching problems, where the order of jobs to be batched is fixed and where we
seek to minimize the sum of the completion times of the jobs. We present optimally competitive …

… We present our second algorithm, which is an optimal competitive multistage algorithm for
the configuration allocation problem (Section 4.1), and characterize some of its properties (…

… We consider online batching problems, where the order of jobs to be batched is fixed …
optimally competitive algorithms for s-batch (competitive ratio 2) and p-batch problems (competitive …

… A pick list may contain the items of a single customer order or … the competitive ratio of A
(combined with all proposed batching … For this proof it is required that an optimal batching strategy …

… For b = 2, we establish a lower bound 1 + γ of competitive … I, whereas opt(I) denotes the
objective value of an optimal off-… the following online-list bounded batching machine scheduling …

… that iterated local search is competitive only if the kick is … solution by using a simple list
scheduling algorithm that puts … to find an optimal solution for the original order batching problem. …

… who handles outsourced B2B e-commerce orders, indicating the feasibility of the proposed
solution to facilitate e-order fulfilment under both fixed and variable time-window batching …

… proposed for solving order batching, and on research … In Section 4, we introduce the
robust order batching problem (… a list created at the start of the day, which is called “pick-list.” …

… There exists an optimal schedule in which all batched jobs … Suppose there exists an
optimal schedule in which some late … The length of the tabu list, known as the tabu tenure, …

… The optimal solutions of order batching problems are very … a competitive edge, mainly because
competition for benefits … FCFS batching heuristic, the first n orders from the input order list …