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# Two-machine scheduling with periodic availability constraints to minimize makespan

• A two-machine scheduling problem where one machine has periodic availability constraints has been studied. The objective is to minimize makepan. For the nonresumable version, we give a better approximation algorithm with performance ratio of $4/3$. For the resumable version, we provide an offline $4/3$-approximation algorithm and an optimal online algorithm, respectively.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 90B35.

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