Scheduling the flying squad nurses of a hospital using a multi-objective programming model

In this paper, we address the problem of scheduling nurses working on the flying squad of a hospital. Considering the large number of constraints, many of them being conflicting, the problem is formulated as a multi-objective programming problem with binary variables, where the objective function co...

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Published in:Annals of operations research 2000-01, Vol.96 (1), p.149
Main Authors: Gascon, Viviane, Villeneuve, Sophie, Michelon, Philippe, Ferland, Jacques A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Holidays & special occasions
Hospitals
Integer programming
Mathematical models
Nurses
Object oriented programming
Operations research
Schedules
Scheduling
Studies
Workers
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Summary:In this paper, we address the problem of scheduling nurses working on the flying squad of a hospital. Considering the large number of constraints, many of them being conflicting, the problem is formulated as a multi-objective programming problem with binary variables, where the objective function consists of a vector of objectives and penalty variables (deviation measures) provided by the soft constraints. Two approaches are considered to solve the problem: the weighted method and the sequential method. The best results are obtained with a mix of the two solving methods. Numerical results are presented. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0254-5330
1572-9338
DOI:10.1023/A:1018935031580