On the application of graph colouring techniques in round-robin sports scheduling

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 190-204

  Lewis, R ^a   Thompson, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graph colouring; Metaheuristics; Sports scheduling; Timetabling

Indexed keywords

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING; SPORTS;

GRAPH COLOURING; HIGH-QUALITY SOLUTIONS; META HEURISTICS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; SCHEDULING PROBLEM; SPORTS SCHEDULING; TIMETABLING; UNDERLYING GRAPHS;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 77956055785     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2010.04.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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