Fulkerson and Ford's algorithm proved effective enough, but it often didn't produce the best possible flow: If other routes were cut off and suboptimal jams emerged, so be it.

This paper proposes an Effective biogeography-based optimization (EBBO) algorithm for solving the flow shop scheduling problem with intermediate buffers to minimize the Total flow time (TFT). Discrete ...

Production processes are inherently complex, often involving multiple production phases from raw materials to finished products, making joint scheduling problems a focal point of research. This paper ...