A Two-Stage Stochastic Integer Programming Approach to Integrated Staffing and Scheduling with Application to Nurse Management
We study the problem of integrated staffing and scheduling under demand uncertainty. The problem is formulated as a two-stage stochastic integer program with mixed-integer recourse. The here-and-now decision is to find initial staffing levels and schedules, well ahead in time. The wait-and-see decision is to adjust these schedules at a time epoch closer to the … Read more