SAPHIR: A Decision Support System for Course Scheduling

Jacques A. Ferland and Charles Fleurent
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Jacques A. Ferland: Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7
Charles Fleurent: Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7

Interfaces, 1994, vol. 24, issue 2, 105-115

Abstract: Producing a schedule for an academic institution is a highly combinatorial problem and a very demanding task. In order to obtain an acceptable solution, human factors also have to be taken into account. We developed a decision support system incorporating efficient optimization procedures and interactive tools to help the user adjust the schedule to his or her specifications. Our system, which is implemented on a micro-computer, is now used each term in two major Canadian universities in Montreal and Sherbrooke.

Keywords: decision analysis: systems; educations systems: operations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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