Nurse Scheduling Using Genetic Algorithm

Table 8

Example for encoding binary coded decimal.

Decimal	Binary	Regular hour	Overtime hour	Code	Type	Demand 1	Demand 2	Hours
0	00000000	NDA	NOT	NDA, NOT	Type 0	0	0	0
1	00000001	DA1	NOT	DA1, NOT	Type 1	DA1++	0	8
2	00000010	DA2	NOT	DA2, NOT	Type 2	DA2++	0	8
3	00000011	DA3	NOT	DA3, NOT	Type 3	DA3++	0	8
255	11111111	NDA	NOT	NDA, NOT	Type 255	0	0	0