Abstract: Job-dependent tool switching is necessary in many batch processing systems (BPSs). Heterogeneous tool demand and extra time consumption for tool switches bring great challenges for ...

One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was “Try out lighter lip stick colors, like peach or coral.” Fresh out of college in the mid 2010s, I’d scored a copy job for a how-to website. An ...

We have finally arrived at the last week of the 2025 NFL season. As they have the last several years, the league held off scheduling Week 18's slate of games so as to maximize viewership for the most ...

Abstract: This study tackles the blocking hybrid flow-shop scheduling problem (BHFSP), focusing on minimizing energy consumption. Unlike traditional problems, we consider machine standby, setup modes, ...

The "Inside the NBA" analyst said he believes there's only room for one pro sport on the holiday Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her ...

The NBA historically airs marquee games on the date; this year, five games are scheduled Charles Barkley is speaking out about an unwelcome guest at the Christmas table. On Thursday, Dec. 25, the ...

The best way to fix Americans’ cost-of-living problem is to give workers bigger raises, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week. The problem: That solution looks broken, too. The US job ...

In a K-shaped economy where the “have-nots” are increasingly falling behind the “haves,” the labor market is trending toward a similar fate. Job opportunities didn’t shrink as feared in October as ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the proposed $72 billion merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery "could be a problem" because of the amount of market share the resulting company ...

Matthew Perry's mother and stepfather, Suzanne and Keith Morrison, and his father and stepmother, John and Debby Perry, have shared their grief in emotional victim impact letters ahead of the ...

PITTSBURGH — The NFL’s rushing leader visits Acrisure Stadium on Sunday. Pittsburgh Steelers veteran mainstay Cam Heyward didn’t downplay how tough it will be for his defense to slow him down.