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OR Practice—A Survey of Practical Applications of Examination Timetabling Algorithms

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  • Michael W. Carter

    (University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

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In examination timetabling, a set of examinations must be assigned to a fixed number of periods so that no student is required to take more than one examination at a time. Each institution will normally impose a list of secondary considerations that define a “good” timetable in its environment. This paper contains a survey of actual applications of timetabling at several universities and a tutorial guide for practitioners on selecting and/or designing an algorithm for their own institutions.

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  • Michael W. Carter, 1986. "OR Practice—A Survey of Practical Applications of Examination Timetabling Algorithms," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 34(2), pages 193-202, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:34:y:1986:i:2:p:193-202
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.34.2.193
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