Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 1997. / Includes vita. Bibliography: leaves 109-114.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Report (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. M.S. 1992. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 97). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 2004. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-130)

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-175). Also available via the Internet.

D.Phil. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) / This thesis explores methods for improving, or optimizing, Operating System (OS) scheduling. We first study the problem of tuning an OS scheduler by setting various parameters, or knobs, made available. This problem has not been addressed extensively in the literature, and has never been solved for the default Linux OS scheduler. We present three methods useful for tuning an Operating System scheduler in order to improve the quality of scheduling leading to better performance for workloads. The first method is based on Response Surface Methodology, the second on the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), while the third is based on the Golden Section method. We test our proposed methods using experiments and suitable benchmarks and validate their viability. Results indicate significant gains in execution time for workloads tuned with these methods over execution time for workloads running under schedulers with default, unoptimized tuning parameters. The gains for using RSM-based over default scheduling parameter settings are only limited by the type of workload (how much time it needs to execute); gains of up to 16:48% were obtained, but even more are possible, as described in the thesis. When comparing PSO with Golden Section, PSO produced better scheduling parameter settings, but it took longer to do so, while Golden Section produced slightly worse parameter settings, but much faster. We also study a problem very critical to scheduling on modern Central Processing Units (CPUs). Modern CPUs have multicore designs, which corresponds to having more than one CPU on a single chip. These are known as Chip Multiprocessors (CMPs). The CMP is now the standard type of CPU for many different types of computers, including Personal Computers.

Diploma thesis focuses on creation of scheduling system for production processes and labour within heat pump manufacturing line in Daikin Device Czech Republic, connected with modification of production and warehouse layout. First part analyzes products, assembly line and its current state of layout. Furthermore it deals with measurement and analysis of work performed by operatives. Proposal part describes layout changes, whereupon line balancing is processed for different production levels and finally comes creation of scheduling system itself.

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