Nurse scheduling using fuzzy modeling approach

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1543-1563

  Topaloglu, Seyda ^a   Selim, Hasan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fuzzy goal programming; Fuzzy mathematical programming; Nurse scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SCHEDULING; DECISION MAKERS; FUZZY GOAL PROGRAMMING; FUZZY GOAL-PROGRAMMING MODEL; FUZZY MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; FUZZY MODELING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGER PROGRAMMING MODELS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTIPLE SOURCE; NURSE SCHEDULING; NURSE SCHEDULING PROBLEMS; POLICY DECISIONS; PROBLEM INSTANCES; REAL-WORLD APPLICATION; SHORT TERM PLANNING; SOLUTION APPROACH; SOLUTION SET; TARGET VALUES;

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; HEURISTIC METHODS; HOSPITALS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; NURSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 77950299364     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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