Personnel scheduling: A literature review
This paper presents a review of the literature on personnel scheduling problems. Firstly, we
discuss the classification methods in former review papers. Secondly, we evaluate the …
discuss the classification methods in former review papers. Secondly, we evaluate the …
Operations research in healthcare: a survey
A Rais, A Viana - International transactions in operational …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Optimisation problems in Healthcare have received considerable attention for more than
three decades. More recently, however, with decreasing birth rates in nearly all of the …
three decades. More recently, however, with decreasing birth rates in nearly all of the …
Red deer algorithm (RDA): a new nature-inspired meta-heuristic
Nature has been considered as an inspiration of several recent meta-heuristic algorithms.
This paper firstly studies and mimics the behavior of Scottish red deer in order to develop a …
This paper firstly studies and mimics the behavior of Scottish red deer in order to develop a …
Fighting against COVID-19: What operations research can help and the sense-and-respond framework
TM Choi - Annals of Operations Research, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 is affecting all walks of life. To deal with it, we need to make use of scientifically
sound tools and models. Operations research (OR), as a well-established field which …
sound tools and models. Operations research (OR), as a well-established field which …
A survey of the nurse rostering solution methodologies: The state-of-the-art and emerging trends
This paper presents an overview of recent advances for the Nurse Rostering Problem (NRP)
based on methodological papers published between 2012 to 2021. It provides a …
based on methodological papers published between 2012 to 2021. It provides a …
A systematic literature review for personnel scheduling problems
Organizations need to focus on many parameters to reach their goals such as personnel
satisfaction at the top level, profit maximization, increasing system efficiency and minimizing …
satisfaction at the top level, profit maximization, increasing system efficiency and minimizing …
Variable neighbourhood search: methods and applications
Variable neighbourhood search (VNS) is a metaheuristic, or a framework for building
heuristics, based upon systematic changes of neighbourhoods both in descent phase, to …
heuristics, based upon systematic changes of neighbourhoods both in descent phase, to …
A hybrid model of integer programming and variable neighbourhood search for highly-constrained nurse rostering problems
This paper presents a hybrid multi-objective model that combines integer programming (IP)
and variable neighbourhood search (VNS) to deal with highly-constrained nurse rostering …
and variable neighbourhood search (VNS) to deal with highly-constrained nurse rostering …
A hybrid fix-and-optimize and simulated annealing approaches for nurse rostering problem
AM Turhan, B Bilgen - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nurse Rostering Problem (NRP) is a complex scheduling problem in which
nurses must be assigned to shifts according to a set of constraints. The NRP is difficult to …
nurses must be assigned to shifts according to a set of constraints. The NRP is difficult to …
A decision support system for cyclic master surgery scheduling with multiple objectives
This paper presents a decision support system for cyclic master surgery scheduling and
describes the results of an extensive case study applied in a medium-sized Belgian hospital …
describes the results of an extensive case study applied in a medium-sized Belgian hospital …