Solving multi-objectives function problem using branch and bound and local search methods

Abstract

In this paper we consider $1//sum^n_{j=1}{(E_j+T_j+C_j+U_j+V_j)}$ problem, the discussed problem is called a Multi objectives Function (MOF) problem, As objective is to find a sequence that minimizes the multiple objective functions, the sum earliness, the tardiness, the completion time, the number of late jobs and the late work. The NP-hard nature of the problem, hence the existence of a polynomial time method for finding an optimal solution is unlikely. This complexity result leads us to use an enumeration solution approach. In this paper we propose a branch and bound method to solve this problem. Also, we use fast local search methods yielding near optimal solution. We report on computation experience; the performances of exact and local search methods are tested on large class of test problems.