Research Article

Nurse Scheduling Using Genetic Algorithm

Table 22

Comparison table for target equation (obj.) and duration in calculation of GA and Lingo program.

Number of nurses (person)Number of calculating cyclesGALingo%
Target equation (obj.)Time (hour)Target equation (obj.)Time (hour)Different result of obj.Different in computational
run time

201500Lowest0.39596.035.80%868.49%
Mean0.4459 ± 0.0246.85 0.3379 52.3710.80 ± 2.4%764.53%
400Lowest0.43611.719.82%3,062.57%
Mean0.4876 ± 0.0381.6614.97 ± 3.8%3,154.82%