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Glossary (EDGEBIC)
Glossary (EDGEBIC)
What Is an Optimality Gap in Production Scheduling?
The optimality gap measures how far a schedule can possibly be from the best one: proven within X% of optimal. What the number means and how a solver earns it.
July 23, 20265 min read
Glossary (EDGEBIC)
Glossary (EDGEBIC)
Attend Fraction Explained: One Operator, Seven Machines
Operator attend fraction defines how much human attention a machine-hour consumes: 0 for lights-out, 0.5 for one person tending two machines, 2.0 for a crew.
July 23, 20266 min read