A Goal Programming Approach to Nurse Scheduling with Individual Preference Satisfaction

Table 2

Nurses’ preferred working shifts.

Nurse

EXP

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

D10

D11

D12

D13

D14

1

1 (H)

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

2

1

M

A

A

A

M

M

M

A

A

A

N

A

A

A

3

1

M

M

M

M

M

N

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

A

4

1

A

A

A

A

A

M

A

A

A

A

M

N

M

M

5

1

M

M

A

A

A

A

N

A

A

A

A

A

M

M

6

1

A

A

A

A

A

N

A

A

A

A

A

M

M

M

7

1

M

M

M

M

M

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

N

A

8

1

A

A

A

A

A

A

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

9

1

A

A

M

M

M

M

A

A

A

A

N

A

A

N

10

2

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

11

2

A

A

A

A

A

N

A

A

A

N

M

M

M

M

12

2

M

M

A

A

A

M

M

M

M

M

N

A

A

A

13

2

M

M

M

M

M

A

A

A

A

A

N

A

A

A

14

2

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

15

2

A

A

A

N

A

M

M

M

M

M

M

A

A

A

16

2

M

M

M

M

M

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

N

A

17

2

N

A

A

A

A

M

M

A

A

A

A

N

A

A

EXP = experience level, H = head nurse, M = morning shift, A = afternoon shift, N = night shift.