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An indirect genetic algorithm for a nurse-scheduling problem

Uwe Aickelin, +1 more
- 20 Apr 2004 - 
- Vol. 31, Iss: 5, pp 761-778
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This paper describes a Genetic Algorithms approach to a manpower-scheduling problem arising at a major UK hospital that is able to find high quality solutions and is both faster and more flexible than a recently published Tabu Search approach.
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This article is published in Computers & Operations Research.The article was published on 2004-04-20 and is currently open access. It has received 360 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Crossover & Nurse scheduling problem.

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Genetic algorithms in search, optimization, and machine learning

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the computer techniques, mathematical tools, and research results that will enable both students and practitioners to apply genetic algorithms to problems in many fields, including computer programming and mathematics.

Genetic algorithms in search, optimization and machine learning

TL;DR: This book brings together the computer techniques, mathematical tools, and research results that will enable both students and practitioners to apply genetic algorithms to problems in many fields.
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Adaptation in natural and artificial systems

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Handbook of Genetic Algorithms

TL;DR: This book sets out to explain what genetic algorithms are and how they can be used to solve real-world problems, and introduces the fundamental genetic algorithm (GA), and shows how the basic technique may be applied to a very simple numerical optimisation problem.
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