Table 5 Comparison of computational accuracy of the LRCVaR-OPSM.

From: Data-driven robust outpatient physician scheduling with medical visiting information

Number of clusters

Rolling scheduling

Branch-and-price

Number of shifts

Time (Seconds)

Number of shifts (Upper bound)

Time (Seconds)

Gap (%)

Decision-making Period: 2 weeks

 5

202

1.7

200

58.2

0.0

 12

252

36.1

251

66.5

0.0

 17

294

1056.2

293

>5400

1.6

Decision-making Period: 3 weeks

 5

303

1.7

299

133.6

0.0

 12

378

36.1

376

>1800

0.8

 17

441

1056.2

439

>5400

1.7

Decision-making Period: 4 weeks

 5

404

1.7

400

351.6

0.0

 12

504

36.1

501

>1800

0.9

 17

588

1056.2

585

>5400

1.7