@article{2521, keywords = {Makespan, Scheduling, Flow Shop, Combinatorial Optimization, Golden Ball Algorithm}, author = {Fatima Sayoti and Mohammed Essaid Riffi}, title = {Golden Ball Algorithm for solving Flow Shop Scheduling Problem}, abstract = {The Flow Shop Scheduling Problem (FSSP) is notoriously NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. The goal is to find a schedule that minimizes the makespan. This paper proposes an adaptation of a new approach called Golden Ball Algorithm (GBA). The proposed algorithm has been never tested with FSSP; it’s based on soccer concept to obtain the optimal solution. Numerical results are presented for 22 instances of OR- Library. The computational results indicate that this approach is practical for small OR-Library instances.}, year = {2016}, journal = {International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence}, volume = {4}, number = {1}, pages = {15-18}, month = {09/2016}, issn = {1989-1660}, url = {http://www.ijimai.org/JOURNAL/sites/default/files/files/2016/02/ijimai20164_1_3_pdf_32338.pdf}, doi = {10.9781/ijimai.2016.413}, }