An Optimization Model for University Course Timetabling. A Colombian Case Study

Autor: Juan Valderrama, Carlos Alberto Vega-Mejía, Jaén Suárez-Rodríguez, Melissa Correa, Valentina Blanco, Laura Malagón-Alvarado, Juan C. Piña, Mariana Lopera, Laura De La Rosa
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Production Research ISBN: 9783030763060
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76307-7_3
Popis: Course Timetabling at universities can be defined as the scheduling of different courses in specific time slots. To carry out this process it is necessary to take into account key factors such as: available courses, the distribution of time slots and lecturers’ availability. In addition, there are resources that are essential for the model performance. For instance, the available classrooms and their capacity to completely satisfy the specific demand of students. In this study, a mixed integer linear programming model is presented to find the optimal schedule of the courses. Results show that the proposed model provides feasible solutions where all the proposed factors are considered.
Databáze: OpenAIRE