Incorporating the strength of MIP modeling in schedule construction
Linear programming techniques can be used in constructing schedules but their application is not trivial. This in particular holds true if a trade-off has to be made between computation time and solution quality. However, it turns out that – when handled with care – mixed integer linear programs may provide effective tools. This is demonstrated in the successful approach to the benchmark constructed for the 2007 ROADEF computation challenge on scheduling problems furnished by France Telecom.