Nurse scheduling with tabu search and strategic oscillation

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 393-407

  Dowsland, Kathryn A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee scheduling; Health services; Heuristics; Strategic oscillation; Tabu search

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HEURISTIC METHODS; NURSING; OPTIMIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

NURSE SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC OSCILLATION; TABU SEARCH METHODS;

WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

EID: 0032048428     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00281-6     Document Type: Article

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