A Metaheuristic Method for the Task Assignment Problem in Continuous-Casting Production

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:6.81em"/><col style="width:4.89em"/><col style="width:8.94em"/><col style="width:7.54em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Index of tasks</td><td class="align_center">Due date</td><td class="align_center">Processed machine</td><td class="align_center">Urgency degree</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2</td><td class="align_center">14</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">3</td><td class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4</td><td class="align_center">20</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">5</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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