Minimizing Total Completion Time in Multiprocessor Job Systems with Energy Constraint.

We consider the problem of scheduling multiprocessor jobs to minimize the total completion time under the given energy budget. Each multiprocessor job requires more than one processor at the same moment of time. Processors may operate at variable speeds. Running a job at a slower speed is more energy efficient, however it takes longer time and affects the performance. The complexity of both parallel and dedicated versions of the problem is investigated. We propose approximation algorithms for various particular cases. In our algorithms, initially a sequence of jobs and their processing times are calculated and then a feasible solution is constructed using list-type scheduling rule.