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Production scheduling

single-machine sequencing result that ordering jobs by processing time divided by weight minimizes total weighted completion time.

In production scheduling, Smith's rule refers to single-machine sequencing result that ordering jobs by processing time divided by weight minimizes total weighted completion time. This meaning comes from Smith (1956) in Naval Research Logistics Quarterly.[1]

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References

Smith, W. E. (1956). Various optimizers for single‐stage production. Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 3(1-2), 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1002/nav.3800030106

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