摘要:

A multi-phase examination scheduling process applicable to large university settings in general and SUNY at Buffalo (SUNYAB) in particular is proposed. Each scheduling phase is considered an integral part of the overall scheduling process and solved independently. Phase one of scheduling process is wth the assignment of examinations to exam blocks (each containing one or more exams). The objective of this phase is to minimize the number of students taking more than one exam in the same exam block. The problem is solved using a variation of the quadratic assignment problem. Phase two of the scheduling process uses the results from phase one as input. The exam blocks are assigned to exam days in such a way that some measure of students' comfort is maintained. Phase two of the scheduling process is formulated as a set covering problem with an extra constraint. Phase three of the scheduling process which is involved wt h the assignment of exam blocks to exam periods in each day and optimal ordering of exam days is solved heuristically using a traveling salesman problem as part of solution procedure. The performance of the algorithms devised for the multi-phase scheduling process are tested both in terms of quality of the solutions obtained and the computer time to generate these solutions.

ISSN:0740-817X    

DOI:10.1080/07408178908966211

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Quality Control Practitioners often base inferences regarding the capability of a process on a point estimate without examining the distributional qualities of the estimator used. A Bayes solution is proposed that provides good statistical analysis that can be easily used and interpreted on the manufacturing floor.

ISSN:0740-817X    

DOI:10.1080/07408178908966212

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor