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

Table 5

Procedure of DP algorithm in Example 8.

StateSequenceStateSequenceStateSequence

0, 0 (  ,  ,  ) 0, 41 (  ,  ,  2) 3, 41 (3,  ,   2)

0, 0 (  ,  ,  ) 5, 0
0, 30
(1,  ,  ) 
(  ,  ,  1)
5, 45
3, 30
0, 55
(1,  ,  3)  
(3,  ,  1)
(  ,  3,   1)

0, 0 (  ,  ,  ) 5, 0
0, 30
(1,  ,  )
(  ,  ,  1)
5, 41 (1,  ,  2)