A simple proof of the Moore-Hodgson Algorithm for minimizing the number of late jobs

04/13/2021

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by   Joseph Cheriyan, et al.

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The Moore-Hodgson Algorithm minimizes the number of late jobs on a single machine. That is, it finds an optimal schedule for the classical problem 1 | | ∑U_j. Several proofs of the correctness of this algorithm have been published. We present a new short proof.