Research Article

Linear Integer Model for the Course Timetabling Problem of a Faculty in Rio de Janeiro

Table 8

Modelling information.

Number of binary allocation variables3,745
Number of , , and binary variables145, 145, and 145

Total number of integer variables4,180

Number of hard constraints in the first, second, and third groups302, 205, and 234
Number of soft constraints in the first, second, and third groups145, 145, and 145

Total number of constraints1,176

Weights ()10; 100; 1
Satisfaction of soft constraints in the first group (from a total of 29 modules)28 of 29 (96.55%)
Satisfaction of soft constraints in the second group (in pairs of SS modules)29 of 34 (85.29%)
Satisfaction of soft constraints in the third group (for each nonpaired SS module)6 of 10 (60.00%)
Lecturers allocated outside of their availability schedule0 of 77 (0.00%)
Lecturers with no modules allocated0 of 77 (0.00%)
Computational time261.41 seconds
Number of unallocated modules (estimated 73 unallocated modules)80 (8.75% above estimate)