Hyper-heuristics have emerged as a way to raise the level of generality of search techniques
for computational search problems. This is in contrast to many approaches, which represent …

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 …

Portfolio optimization concerns with periodically allocating the limited funds to invest in a
variety of potential assets in order to satisfy investors' appetites for risk and return goals …

In the past decade, considerable advances have been made in the field of computational
intelligence and operations research. However, the majority of these optimisation …

Recent technological developments allow to connect vehicles via digital data transmission,
so that a queue of trucks can safely be driven in close proximity. The lower air resistance of …

Communications between satellites and the ground supported by satellite–ground links
(SGLs) are indispensable to the daily management of large-scale low-orbit communication …

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 …

Abstract Nurse Scheduling Problem (NSP) is the assignment of a number of nurses to a
number of shifts in order to satisfy hospital's demand. The objectives of NSP are the …

Nowadays and due to the pandemic of COVID‐19, nurses are working under the highest
pressure benevolently all over the world. This urgent situation can cause more fatigue for …

Home health services arise from the need for hospitals to care for patients and/or dependent
persons who, due to special conditions, require hospitalisation and/or care at home. The …