Skip to main content

Utilization of Integer Programming for the Optimization of Class Timetables

  • Conference paper
Operations Research ’93

Abstract

The high schools usually have, at the beginning of each academic year, problems to define the timetables for their classes, mainly due to the restrictions in the time availability of the teachers. In view of that, it is proposed a modeling structure to help in this kind of time tabling, based on mathematical programming algorithms.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Brooke A, Kendrick D, Meeraus A (1992) GAMS: a user’s guide - release 2. 25. Scientific Press, San Francisco.

    Google Scholar 

  • IBM Corporation (1991) Introducing the Optimization Subroutine Library - release 2. IBM, Kingston.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sharda R (1992) Linear programming software for personal computers: 1992 survey. OR/MS Today 19 (3): 44–60.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1994 Physica-Verlag Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Filho, J.V.C., de Oliveira, J.C.V. (1994). Utilization of Integer Programming for the Optimization of Class Timetables. In: Bachem, A., Derigs, U., Jünger, M., Schrader, R. (eds) Operations Research ’93. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46955-8_22

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46955-8_22

  • Publisher Name: Physica, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-7908-0794-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-46955-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics