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SAPHIR: A Decision Support System for Course Scheduling

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  • Jacques A. Ferland

    (Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7)

  • Charles Fleurent

    (Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7)

Abstract

Producing a schedule for an academic institution is a highly combinatorial problem and a very demanding task. In order to obtain an acceptable solution, human factors also have to be taken into account. We developed a decision support system incorporating efficient optimization procedures and interactive tools to help the user adjust the schedule to his or her specifications. Our system, which is implemented on a micro-computer, is now used each term in two major Canadian universities in Montreal and Sherbrooke.

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  • Jacques A. Ferland & Charles Fleurent, 1994. "SAPHIR: A Decision Support System for Course Scheduling," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 24(2), pages 105-115, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:24:y:1994:i:2:p:105-115
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.24.2.105
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    1. Hansen, Michael Pilegaard & Vidal, ReneVictor Valqui, 1995. "Planning of high school examinations in Denmark," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 87(3), pages 519-534, December.
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    3. Cangalovic, Mirjana & Kovacevic-Vujcic, Vera & Ivanovic, Lav & Drazic, Milan, 1998. "Modeling and solving a real-life assignment problem at universities," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 110(2), pages 223-233, October.
    4. Dimopoulou, M. & Miliotis, P., 2001. "Implementation of a university course and examination timetabling system," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 130(1), pages 202-213, April.
    5. Timothy R. Hinkin & Gary M. Thompson, 2002. "SchedulExpert: Scheduling Courses in the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 32(6), pages 45-57, December.
    6. Jaime Miranda, 2010. "eClasSkeduler: A Course Scheduling System for the Executive Education Unit at the Universidad de Chile," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 40(3), pages 196-207, June.
    7. K A Willoughby & C J Zappe, 2006. "A methodology to optimize foundation seminar assignments," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 57(8), pages 950-956, August.
    8. Dimopoulou, M. & Miliotis, P., 2004. "An automated university course timetabling system developed in a distributed environment: A case study," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 153(1), pages 136-147, February.

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