An optimisation model for lecturer-committee assignment problem: a case study
by Nurul Izzati Sydina; Aida Mauziah Benjamin; Norazura Ahmad; Ditdit Nugeraha Utama
International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research (IJMOR), Vol. 24, No. 3, 2023

Abstract: This study focuses on the lecturer-committee assignment problem at the School of Quantitative Sciences (SQS), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). In SQS, committees are established to support the school in achieving the UUM key performance indicators (KPIs). Therefore, each committee requires several lecturers to organise activities within their job specifications. Currently, lecturers are assigned manually to the committees by the SQS management team. There is no systematic approach to assign the lecturers to the committees. This may cause a lack of interest of the lecturers in their commitments and take a longer time for the whole process to complete. This study develops an integer programming (IP) model to assign the lecturers to committees by considering the lecturers' and management team's preferences to overcome these drawbacks. The optimal solution of the IP model provides a higher total preference weight than the current practice with an increment of 19.91%, reflecting a better solution.

Online publication date: Fri, 10-Mar-2023

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