Student enrolment and class scheduling for a private language school business

Zu-Hsu Lee and Rafal Bartkow

International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 2009, vol. 10, issue 5/6, 429-442

Abstract: This paper studies the class scheduling and managerial issues involved for a private language school. A linear programming formulation is used to find the optimal class schedule subject to considerations such as total teacher's salary and classroom capacity. To maximise the profit from enrolment increase, and decide whether to open new sessions or put a cap on enrolment instead of accepting more students, the school needs to ensure any proposed new class brings a positive net income to the business. The marginal profit due to additional enrolment is discussed to determine if new classes will be offered.

Keywords: class scheduling; employee scheduling; linear programming; student enrolment; private language schools; total teacher salary; classroom capacity; positive net income; marginal profit. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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