Job Shop Scheduling Algorithms

I am working on an application for scheduling tests based on constraints such as
1. Availability of the resources required for the tests
2. Earliest start and latest end times for the test
3. Setup,execution and tear down time for the tests
4. Calibration/Maintenance times
(Note:Tests are tests that are conducted in labs for example an automotive crash test)
The application needs to schedule test requests based on the constraints listed above and the current test queue.
I am looking for pointers for simple application of job shop scheduling algorithms to my problem. If someone has the link to the pseudo code for the algorithm it would be helpful.
Regards,
Rahul

Don't run away to genetic programming too early ;-) If your problem is 'not so big' S01 LP solvers are
ideal for the job. S01 stands for boolean (zero or one) sets of variables and LP stands for Linear
Programming; both techniques are quite old and very mature; they can handle the job (sic) quite well.
Simply google for 'job shop scheduling' and see what's on display ...
kind regards,
Jos

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