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problemreductions/models/misc/
open_shop_scheduling.rs

1//! Open Shop Scheduling problem implementation.
2//!
3//! Given `m` machines and a set of `n` jobs, each job consisting of one task
4//! per machine (the task order for each job is free), find a schedule that
5//! minimizes the makespan (completion time of the last task) while respecting
6//! both machine capacity (one job at a time per machine) and job capacity
7//! (each job uses at most one machine at a time) constraints.
8
9use crate::registry::{FieldInfo, ProblemSchemaEntry};
10use crate::traits::Problem;
11use crate::types::Min;
12use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
13
14inventory::submit! {
15    ProblemSchemaEntry {
16        name: "OpenShopScheduling",
17        display_name: "Open Shop Scheduling",
18        aliases: &[],
19        dimensions: &[],
20        module_path: module_path!(),
21        description: "Minimize the makespan of an open-shop schedule",
22        fields: &[
23            FieldInfo { name: "num_machines", type_name: "usize", description: "Number of machines m" },
24            FieldInfo { name: "processing_times", type_name: "Vec<Vec<usize>>", description: "processing_times[j][i] = processing time of job j on machine i (n x m)" },
25        ],
26    }
27}
28
29/// The Open Shop Scheduling problem.
30///
31/// Given `m` machines and `n` jobs, where job `j` has one task on each machine
32/// `i` with processing time `p[j][i]`, find a non-preemptive schedule that
33/// minimizes the makespan. Unlike flow-shop or job-shop scheduling, there is no
34/// prescribed order for the tasks of a given job — each job's tasks may be
35/// processed on the machines in any order.
36///
37/// # Constraints
38///
39/// 1. **Machine constraint:** Each machine processes at most one job at a time.
40/// 2. **Job constraint:** Each job occupies at most one machine at a time.
41///
42/// # Configuration Encoding
43///
44/// The configuration is a flat array of `n * m` values.
45/// `config[i * n .. (i + 1) * n]` gives the permutation of jobs on machine `i`
46/// (direct job indices, not Lehmer code). A segment is valid iff it is a
47/// permutation of `0..n`. Invalid configs return `Min(None)`.
48///
49/// # Example
50///
51/// ```
52/// use problemreductions::models::misc::OpenShopScheduling;
53/// use problemreductions::{Problem, Solver, BruteForce};
54/// use problemreductions::types::Min;
55///
56/// // 2 machines, 2 jobs
57/// let p = vec![vec![1, 2], vec![2, 1]];
58/// let problem = OpenShopScheduling::new(2, p);
59/// let solver = BruteForce::new();
60/// let value = Solver::solve(&solver, &problem);
61/// assert_eq!(value, Min(Some(3)));
62/// ```
63#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
64pub struct OpenShopScheduling {
65    /// Number of machines m.
66    num_machines: usize,
67    /// Processing time matrix: `processing_times[j][i]` is the time to process
68    /// job `j` on machine `i`. Dimensions: n jobs × m machines.
69    processing_times: Vec<Vec<usize>>,
70}
71
72impl OpenShopScheduling {
73    /// Create a new Open Shop Scheduling instance.
74    ///
75    /// # Arguments
76    /// * `num_machines` - Number of machines m
77    /// * `processing_times` - `processing_times[j][i]` = processing time of job j on machine i.
78    ///   Each inner Vec must have length `num_machines`.
79    ///
80    /// # Panics
81    /// Panics if any job does not have exactly `num_machines` processing times.
82    pub fn new(num_machines: usize, processing_times: Vec<Vec<usize>>) -> Self {
83        for (j, times) in processing_times.iter().enumerate() {
84            assert_eq!(
85                times.len(),
86                num_machines,
87                "Job {} has {} processing times, expected {}",
88                j,
89                times.len(),
90                num_machines
91            );
92        }
93        Self {
94            num_machines,
95            processing_times,
96        }
97    }
98
99    /// Get the number of machines.
100    pub fn num_machines(&self) -> usize {
101        self.num_machines
102    }
103
104    /// Get the number of jobs.
105    pub fn num_jobs(&self) -> usize {
106        self.processing_times.len()
107    }
108
109    /// Get the processing time matrix.
110    pub fn processing_times(&self) -> &[Vec<usize>] {
111        &self.processing_times
112    }
113
114    /// Decode the per-machine job orderings from a config.
115    ///
116    /// Returns `None` if the config length is wrong or any segment is not a
117    /// valid permutation of `0..n`.
118    pub fn decode_orders(&self, config: &[usize]) -> Option<Vec<Vec<usize>>> {
119        let n = self.num_jobs();
120        let m = self.num_machines;
121        if config.len() != n * m {
122            return None;
123        }
124        let mut orders = Vec::with_capacity(m);
125        for i in 0..m {
126            let seg = &config[i * n..(i + 1) * n];
127            // Validate that seg is a permutation of 0..n
128            let mut seen = vec![false; n];
129            for &job in seg {
130                if job >= n || seen[job] {
131                    return None;
132                }
133                seen[job] = true;
134            }
135            orders.push(seg.to_vec());
136        }
137        Some(orders)
138    }
139
140    /// Compute the makespan from a set of per-machine job orderings.
141    ///
142    /// Uses a greedy simulation: at each step, among all machines whose next
143    /// scheduled job can start (both machine and job are free), schedule the
144    /// one with the earliest available start time.
145    pub fn compute_makespan(&self, orders: &[Vec<usize>]) -> usize {
146        let n = self.num_jobs();
147        let m = self.num_machines;
148
149        if n == 0 || m == 0 {
150            return 0;
151        }
152
153        // `machine_avail[i]` = next time machine i is free.
154        let mut machine_avail = vec![0usize; m];
155        // `job_avail[j]` = next time job j is free (all its currently scheduled
156        // tasks have finished).
157        let mut job_avail = vec![0usize; n];
158        // Pointer to next unscheduled position in each machine's ordering.
159        let mut next_on_machine = vec![0usize; m];
160
161        let total_tasks = n * m;
162        let mut scheduled = 0;
163
164        while scheduled < total_tasks {
165            // Find the (machine, earliest start time) among all machines that
166            // still have unscheduled tasks.
167            let mut best_start = usize::MAX;
168            let mut best_machine = usize::MAX;
169
170            for i in 0..m {
171                if next_on_machine[i] < n {
172                    let j = orders[i][next_on_machine[i]];
173                    let start = machine_avail[i].max(job_avail[j]);
174                    // Tie-break by machine index to make the result deterministic.
175                    if start < best_start || (start == best_start && i < best_machine) {
176                        best_start = start;
177                        best_machine = i;
178                    }
179                }
180            }
181
182            // Schedule the chosen task.
183            let i = best_machine;
184            let j = orders[i][next_on_machine[i]];
185            let start = machine_avail[i].max(job_avail[j]);
186            let finish = start + self.processing_times[j][i];
187            machine_avail[i] = finish;
188            job_avail[j] = finish;
189            next_on_machine[i] += 1;
190            scheduled += 1;
191        }
192
193        machine_avail
194            .iter()
195            .copied()
196            .max()
197            .unwrap_or(0)
198            .max(job_avail.iter().copied().max().unwrap_or(0))
199    }
200}
201
202impl Problem for OpenShopScheduling {
203    const NAME: &'static str = "OpenShopScheduling";
204    type Value = Min<usize>;
205
206    fn variant() -> Vec<(&'static str, &'static str)> {
207        crate::variant_params![]
208    }
209
210    fn dims(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
211        let n = self.num_jobs();
212        let m = self.num_machines;
213        vec![n; n * m]
214    }
215
216    fn evaluate(&self, config: &[usize]) -> Min<usize> {
217        match self.decode_orders(config) {
218            Some(orders) => Min(Some(self.compute_makespan(&orders))),
219            None => Min(None),
220        }
221    }
222}
223
224crate::declare_variants! {
225    default OpenShopScheduling => "factorial(num_jobs)^num_machines",
226}
227
228#[cfg(feature = "example-db")]
229pub(crate) fn canonical_model_example_specs() -> Vec<crate::example_db::specs::ModelExampleSpec> {
230    // 4 jobs × 3 machines example from issue #506.
231    // processing_times[j][i]:
232    //   J1: p[0] = [3, 1, 2]
233    //   J2: p[1] = [2, 3, 1]
234    //   J3: p[2] = [1, 2, 3]
235    //   J4: p[3] = [2, 2, 1]
236    //
237    // Per-machine totals: M1=8, M2=8, M3=7.  Per-job totals: J1=6, J2=6, J3=6, J4=5.
238    // Lower bound: max(8, 6) = 8. True optimal makespan = 8.
239    //
240    // Optimal machine orderings (0-indexed jobs):
241    //   M1: [J1, J2, J3, J4] = [0, 1, 2, 3]
242    //   M2: [J2, J1, J4, J3] = [1, 0, 3, 2]
243    //   M3: [J3, J4, J1, J2] = [2, 3, 0, 1]
244    //
245    // config = [M1 order | M2 order | M3 order]
246    //        = [0, 1, 2, 3, 1, 0, 3, 2, 2, 3, 0, 1]
247    //
248    // Resulting schedule:
249    //   J1: M1=[0,3), M2=[7,8), M3=[1,3)  — job non-overlap: [0,3),[1,3) overlap!
250    //   Actually use simulation to verify:
251    //   Step 1: best start = M1(J1:0), M2(J2:0), M3(J3:0) → M1 ties with M2,M3; pick M1
252    //           J1 on M1: [0,3)
253    //   ... (simulation produces makespan=8)
254    //
255    // 224 out of 13824 orderings achieve the optimal makespan of 8.
256    vec![crate::example_db::specs::ModelExampleSpec {
257        id: "open_shop_scheduling",
258        instance: Box::new(OpenShopScheduling::new(
259            3,
260            vec![vec![3, 1, 2], vec![2, 3, 1], vec![1, 2, 3], vec![2, 2, 1]],
261        )),
262        optimal_config: vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 1, 0, 3, 2, 2, 3, 0, 1],
263        optimal_value: serde_json::json!(8),
264    }]
265}
266
267#[cfg(test)]
268#[path = "../../unit_tests/models/misc/open_shop_scheduling.rs"]
269mod tests;