Table 2.
The Possible Scheduling Groups and their Average Treatment Time
| Group count | Scenario | Group | Average treatment time (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | all separate | {a, b, c, d, e, f} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.0, 22.7, 24.5, 29.0} |
| 5 | 5_1 | {ab, c, d, e, f} | {19.9, 22.0, 22.7, 24.5, 29.0} |
| 5_2 | {a, bc, d, e, f} | {17.8, 20.6, 22.7, 24.5, 29.0} | |
| 5_3 | {a, b, cd, e, f} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.2, 24.5, 29.0} | |
| 5_4 | {a, b, c, de, f} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.0, 23.7, 29.0} | |
| 5_5 | {a, b, c, d, ef} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.0, 22.7, 27.1} | |
| 4 | 4_1 | {abc, d, e, f} | {20.4, 22.7, 24.5, 29.0} |
| 4_2 | {a, bcd, e, f} | {17.8, 20.7, 24.5, 29.0} | |
| 4_3 | {a, b, cde, f} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.8, 29.0} | |
| 4_4 | {a, b, c, def} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.0, 26.0} | |
| 4_5 | {ab, cd, e, f} | {19.9, 22.2, 24.5, 29.0} | |
| 4_6 | {ab, c, de, f} | {19.9, 22.0, 23.7, 29.0} | |
| 4_7 | {ab, c, d, ef} | {19.9, 22.0, 22.7, 27.1} | |
| 4_8 | {a, bc, de, f} | {17.8, 20.6, 23.7, 29.0} | |
| 4_9 | {a, bc, d, ef} | {17.8, 20.6, 22.7, 27.1} | |
| 4_10 | {a, b, cd, ef} | {17.8, 20.2, 22.2, 27.1} | |
| 3 | 3_1 | {abcd, e, f} | {20.5, 24.5, 29.0} |
| 3_2 | {a, bcde, f} | {17.8, 21.1, 29.0} | |
| 3_3 | {a, b, cdef} | {17.8, 20.2, 24.3} | |
| 3_4 | {abc, de, f} | {20.4, 23.7, 29.0} | |
| 3_5 | {abc, d, ef} | {20.4, 22.7, 27.1} | |
| 3_6 | {a, bcd, ef} | {17.8, 20.7, 27.1} | |
| 3_7 | {ab, cde, f} | {19.9, 22.8, 29.0} | |
| 3_8 | {a, bc, def} | {17.8, 20.6, 26.0} | |
| 3_9 | {ab, c, def} | {19.9, 22.0, 26.0} | |
| 3_10 | {ab, cd, ef} | {19.9, 22.2, 27.1} | |
| 2 | 2_1 | {a, bcdef} | {17.8, 21.9} |
| 2_2 | {ab, cdef} | {19.9, 24.3} | |
| 2_3 | {abc, def} | {20.4, 26.0} | |
| 2_4 | {abcd, ef} | {20.5, 27.1} | |
| 2_5 | {abcde, f} | {20.8, 29.0} | |
| 1 | all together | {abcdef} | {21.6} |