The blocking flow shop scheduling problem: A comprehensive and conceptual review

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Highlights：

• 140 papers that deal with the blocking flow shop scheduling problem are reviewed.

• Papers are classified according to the purpose and objective function adopted.

• Tables allow the reader to find the interested literature.

• Based on the gaps discovered, suggestions for future research are pointed out.

摘要

•140 papers that deal with the blocking flow shop scheduling problem are reviewed.•Papers are classified according to the purpose and objective function adopted.•Tables allow the reader to find the interested literature.•Based on the gaps discovered, suggestions for future research are pointed out.

论文关键词：Scheduling,Blocking flow shop,Solution methods,Literature review,Classification

论文评审过程：Received 20 February 2019, Revised 29 June 2019, Accepted 30 June 2019, Available online 30 June 2019, Version of Record 5 July 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.06.069