Research Article

Approximation Algorithms and an FPTAS for the Single Machine Problem with Biased Tardiness Penalty

Algorithm 1

DP algorithm.
(1) For each
 (1.1) Set
 (1.2) For each
  (i) Consider every state in
   (a) If then add to
   (b) If then add to
  (ii) Delete the state space
 (1.3) Set
(2) Calculate the optimal value from