A decision support system (DSS) for nurse scheduling in
hospitals is developed and implemented on microcomputer. The
system includes algorithms and databases for developing weekly
work and shift patterns and combining these into working
schedules for nurses for a specified time horizon, and
interface modules for the user to interact with the system.
The system combines heuristic modeling with decision analysis
concepts to generate nurse schedules. A heuristic best-first
search technique is used in implementing pattern generation
and screening process to satisfy both nurses and hospital's
objectives.
Emphasis in the design of the DSS has been on
computational efficiency and user acceptability. The system is
flexible so that it can be implemented in different hospital
environments, and incorporates a wide range of hospital and
nurses' objectives. / Graduation date: 1992
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36213 |
| Date | 16 October 1991 |
| Creators | Sitompul, Darwin |
| Contributors | Randhawa, Sabah |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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