Abstract:In this paper, an orthogonal experimental method is used to set the parameters of Ant Colony Algorithm for solving Job-Shop Scheduling Problem. The performance of Ant Colony Algorithm for Job-Shop Scheduling mostly depends on the parameters settings, the different values of each parameter, the different convergence rates and the solution of Ant Colony Algorithm. The orthogonal experimental method is used to test the parameters on the performance of Ant Colony Algorithm. The best combination of parameters can be drawn by analyzing the experimental results. This best combination of parameters has been tested based on the cases from the JSP classic. The results demonstrate the parameters setting can speed up the convergence rate and the optimal solution or the approximate optimal solution can be achieved.