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. 2024 Dec 17;12(24):2545. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12242545
Xij Binary variable indicating if nurse i is assigned to shift j
i Nurse index
j Shift index
I Set of all nurses
J Set of all shifts
Π Set of morning shifts
A Set of afternoon shifts
B Set of night shifts
CiΠ Weight for nurse i assigned to morning shifts
CiA Weight for nurse i assigned to afternoon shifts
CiB Weight for nurse i assigned to night shifts
IT(j)I Subset of nurses qualified for shift type T(j)
RT(j) Required minimum number of qualified nurses for shift type T(j)
T(j) Type of shift j (morning, afternoon, or night)
Xij Total shifts assigned to nurse i
XiΠ Total morning shifts assigned to nurse i
XiA Total afternoon shifts assigned to nurse i
XiB Total night shifts assigned to nurse i
Su Supervisor nurse
De Deputy nurse
TE Technological Education nurse
SE Secondary Education nurse
minCijXij Objective function to minimize weighted shifts across all nurses