Implementation of an Integer Linear Programming Model for the Timetabling Problem of the Louvain School of Management
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- Constructing a course timetable is a process involving teams, material resources, and a large amount of time each year at the university. For this reason, this thesis tackled the timetabling problem relative to the Louvain School of Management. Firstly, we made an investigation about the needs and characteristics of this faculty. Secondly, we translated these needs and characteristics into an integer linear programming model to have the optimal solution for the course schedule. Thirdly, we compared the optimal solution with the current one to prove the strengths of this model. The model runs on a software called Fico Xpress Workbench and considers all the constraints needed for constructing the best timetable according to the parameters that the faculty has.