Table 6.
Summary of relevant properties of the investigated methods for generating treatment schedules.
| Schedule | H | HC | C | IP | SUR | BB | DP (0.0/0.4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integer solution | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No constraint violation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| Respecting restrictions of clinic | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extension for weighted dates | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | (✓) |
| Run time practicable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | (✓) | (✓) |
| Memory practicable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| # Computed schedules (of 140) | 140 | 118 | 140 | 0 | 140 | 112 | 136/136 |
| # Feasible instances (of 140) | 140 | 118 | 140 | 0 | 33 | 112 | 8/94 |
Fields with a ✓show that the respective method fulfills this property. In cases of a ✓in brackets, the method has this feature formally but with practical drawbacks. Unfulfilled properties are marked with an “x”.