Research Methodology for Scheduling

Conduct a literature review and classify state-of-the-art methods for FJSP with complex constraints.

Summarize key contributions of seminal papers on hybrid metaheuristic/CP approaches for FJSP.

Identify open problems and research gaps in the flexible job shop literature.

Select appropriate benchmark instances and performance metrics for evaluating scheduling algorithms.

Define a formal experimental protocol, including comparison algorithms and parameter tuning strategies.

Interpret and report experimental results following academic research standards.

Articulate a clear and defensible thesis contribution statement that addresses an identified research gap.