Case Article—School Timetabling Problem: A Scheduling Problem for High-School Institutions

Ramiro Saltos () and Sebastián Maldonado ()
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Ramiro Saltos: Facultad de Innovación y Tecnología, Universidad Del Pacífico, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador
Sebastián Maldonado: Department of Management Control and Information Systems, School of Economics and Business, University of Chile, Santiago 8330015, Chile; Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería, Santiago 8370398, Chile

INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2023, vol. 24, issue 1, 95-99

Abstract: We present a comprehensive case study to integrate students into several concepts related to integer linear programming. The case article starts with a relatively simple scheduling/assignment problem. Then, the problem incorporates new elements to present various modeling principles incrementally. Each variation of the case enables the instructor to engage in insightful discussion about the nature of the optimal solutions and how the changes made to the objective function or key constraints affect these solutions. The case article also describes different ways to use the case, which range from a comprehensive introduction to a concluding capstone project in an undergraduate or graduate course in linear and integer programming.

Keywords: integer programming; scheduling; school timetabling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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