An Estimation of Distribution Algorithm for Nurse Scheduling

Schedules can be built in a similar way to a human scheduler by using a set of rules that involve domain knowledge. This paper presents an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) for the nurse scheduling problem, which involves choosing a suitable scheduling rule from a set for the assignment of...

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Main Authors: Aickelin, Uwe, Li, Jingpeng
Format: Article
Published: Springer Verlag (Germany) 2007
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/656/