Research output: Working paper
Research output: Working paper
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TY - UNPB
T1 - Timetabling the major English cricket fixtures
AU - Wright, M B
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper describes a sports timetabling problem that needs to be solved every year. Emphasis is placed on the structural complexity and the difficulty of defining and formulating the problem, taking into account all of the important requirements and preferences of the large number of stakeholders involved. The steps involved in practical implementation are described, and the benefits discussed. One key point made is the value of experience and deep immersion into the problem context on the part of the OR analyst.
AB - This paper describes a sports timetabling problem that needs to be solved every year. Emphasis is placed on the structural complexity and the difficulty of defining and formulating the problem, taking into account all of the important requirements and preferences of the large number of stakeholders involved. The steps involved in practical implementation are described, and the benefits discussed. One key point made is the value of experience and deep immersion into the problem context on the part of the OR analyst.
KW - Sports
KW - cricket
KW - timetabling
KW - scheduling
KW - multiobjective
KW - metaheuristics
KW - problem formulation
KW - messy problems
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Management Science Working Paper Series
BT - Timetabling the major English cricket fixtures
PB - The Department of Management Science
CY - Lancaster University
ER -