Finding good nurse duty schedules: A case study

被引：34
作者：
Bester, M. J.
Nieuwoudt, I.
Van Vuuren, Jan H.
机构：
[1] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Logist, ZA-7602 Matieland, South Africa
[2] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Math Sci, Div Appl Math, ZA-7602 Matieland, South Africa
来源：
JOURNAL OF SCHEDULING | 2007年 / 10卷 / 06期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
heuristic duty scheduling; tabu search; nurse rostering;
D O I：
10.1007/s10951-007-0035-7
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Constructing duty schedules for nurses at large hospitals is a difficult problem. The objective is usually to ensure that there is always sufficient staff on duty, while taking into account individual preferences with respect to work patterns, requests for leave and financial restrictions, in such a way that all employees are treated fairly. The problem is typically solved via mixed integer programming or heuristic (local) search methods in the operations research literature. In this paper the problem is solved using a tabu search approach as a case study at Stikland Hospital, a large psychiatric hospital in the South African Western Cape, for which a computerized decision support system with respect to nurse scheduling was developed. This decision support system, called NuRoDSS (short for Nurse Rostering Decision Support System) is described in some detail.
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页码：387 / 405
页数：19
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