Modelling a Nurse Shift Schedule with Multiple Preference Ranks for Shifts and Days-Off

Table 6

The resultant schedule for days-off.

Staff	Schedule period
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1			1			1	1	1
2					1	1	1			1
3						1	1	1						1
4				1				1		1*				1
5				1		1					1	1
6	1*	1	1							1
7			1					1						1
8	1						1						1	1
9		1					1						1	1
10	1	1						1				1
11	1*		1								1	1
12	1					1						1	1
13						1	1	1	1
14					1	1				1				1
15		1					1				1			1
16				1			1	1	1
17						1						1	1	1
18			1			1							1	1
19		1	1						1	1
20	1		1*									1	1

∗Each entry with a star mark in this schedule indicates the day-off that is not preferred by the nursing staff member.